Earl of Dysart
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Earl of Dysart is a title in the Peerage of Scotland
. It was created in 1643 for William Murray, who had earlier represented Fowey
and East Looe
in the English House of Commons. He was made Lord Huntingtower at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was succeeded by his daughter, the second Countess. In 1670 she resigned the peerage and received a new grant thereof by patent with precedency of her father, and with remainder to her heirs of the body, failing which to her heirs whatsoever. Lady Dysart married, firstly, Sir Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Baronet (see Tollemache Baronets
for earlier history of this title), and, secondly, John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale
. William Murray had been a lifelong friend of King Charles I
, in fact having been his whipping boy
while the latter was Prince of Wales
.
She was succeeded by her son from her first marriage, the third Earl, who had already succeeded his father as fourth Baronet. Lord Dysart notably represented Orford
and Suffolk
in the House of Commons and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, but declined the offer of an English barony. His great-grandson, the sixth Earl, sat as Member of Parliament for Northampton
and Liskeard
. On his death in 1821 the Tollemache baronetcy became extinct. The Scottish titles were inherited by the late Earl's half-sister, the seventh Countess. She was the wife of John Manners
. On succeeding to the titles Lady Dysart assumed by Royal licence the surname and arms of Talmash (or Tollemache).
Her eldest son and heir apparent, William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower, was created a Baronet, of Hanley Hall in the County of Lincoln, in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1793. However, he predeceased his mother and Lady Dysart was succeeded by her grandson, the eighth Earl (the son of Lord Huntingtower), who had already succeeded his father as second Baronet. He represented Ilchester
in Parliament. His son William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower, predeceased him and he was succeeded by his grandson, the ninth Earl. He was Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland. On his death the baronetcy and Scottish peerages separated. The baronetcy was inherited by a male heir (see Tollemache Baronets for later history of this title) while the lordship and earldom passed to his niece Wynefryde Agatha, the tenth Countess. She was the daughter of Agnes Mary Manners Talmash (sister of the ninth Earl) and her husband Charles Norman Lindsay Tollemache Scott. Lady Dysart(1889-1975) married Owain Edward Whitehead Greaves and was succeeded by their oldest daughter Rosamund Agnes Greaves (born 1914) the eleventh Countess and in 2003 her sister Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus (born 1918), the widow of Lieutenant-Colonel John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus M.B.E. became the twelfth Countess. On her death on 8th November,2011 she was succeeeded by their son John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus DL (born 1946), the thirteenth Earl and his son James Patrick Grant the younger of Rothiemurchus (born 1975) became Lord Huntingtower.
The family seat is The Doune of Rothiemurchus, by Aviemore
, Inverness-shire
.
John Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache
, was the son of Admiral of the Fleet John Richard Delap Halliday (who in 1821 assumed by Royal licence the surname and arms of Tollemache in lieu of Halliday), eldest son of Lady Jane Halliday, youngest daughter and co-heir of the fourth Earl of Dysart.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son, James Patrick Grant of Rothiemurchus, Lord Huntingtower (b. 1977)
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
. It was created in 1643 for William Murray, who had earlier represented Fowey
Fowey (UK Parliament constituency)
Fowey was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1571 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
and East Looe
East Looe (UK Parliament constituency)
East Looe was a parliamentary borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1571 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until its abolition in 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament ...
in the English House of Commons. He was made Lord Huntingtower at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was succeeded by his daughter, the second Countess. In 1670 she resigned the peerage and received a new grant thereof by patent with precedency of her father, and with remainder to her heirs of the body, failing which to her heirs whatsoever. Lady Dysart married, firstly, Sir Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Baronet (see Tollemache Baronets
Tollemache Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for people with the surname Tollemache , one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain....
for earlier history of this title), and, secondly, John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale
John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale
Sir John Maitland, 1st Duke and 2nd Earl of Lauderdale, 3rd Lord Thirlestane KG PC , was a Scottish politician, and leader within the Cabal Ministry.-Background:...
. William Murray had been a lifelong friend of King Charles I
Charles I
Charles I may refer to:In Kings and Emperors:* Charles I, Holy Roman Emperor or Charlemagne * Charles I of Naples, King of Sicily * Charles I of Hungary, King of Hungary...
, in fact having been his whipping boy
Whipping boy
A whipping boy was a young boy who was assigned to a young prince and was punished when the prince misbehaved or fell behind in his schooling. Whipping boys were established in the English court during the monarchies of the 15th century and 16th centuries...
while the latter was Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
.
She was succeeded by her son from her first marriage, the third Earl, who had already succeeded his father as fourth Baronet. Lord Dysart notably represented Orford
Orford (UK Parliament constituency)
Orford was a constituency of the House of Commons. Consisting of the town of Orford in Suffolk, it elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote version of the first past the post system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1832.-History:...
and Suffolk
Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.-Boundaries and franchise:...
in the House of Commons and served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, but declined the offer of an English barony. His great-grandson, the sixth Earl, sat as Member of Parliament for Northampton
Northampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Northampton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Northampton which existed until 1974.It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until its representation was reduced to one member for the 1918 general election...
and Liskeard
Liskeard (UK Parliament constituency)
Liskeard was a parliamentary borough in Cornwall, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.- History :...
. On his death in 1821 the Tollemache baronetcy became extinct. The Scottish titles were inherited by the late Earl's half-sister, the seventh Countess. She was the wife of John Manners
John Manners (MP)
John Manners was an English politician, and the eldest natural son of Lord William Manners.In 1754, he replaced his father as Member of Parliament for Newark, which he represented until 1774....
. On succeeding to the titles Lady Dysart assumed by Royal licence the surname and arms of Talmash (or Tollemache).
Her eldest son and heir apparent, William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower, was created a Baronet, of Hanley Hall in the County of Lincoln, in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1793. However, he predeceased his mother and Lady Dysart was succeeded by her grandson, the eighth Earl (the son of Lord Huntingtower), who had already succeeded his father as second Baronet. He represented Ilchester
Ilchester (UK Parliament constituency)
Ilchester was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832...
in Parliament. His son William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower, predeceased him and he was succeeded by his grandson, the ninth Earl. He was Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland. On his death the baronetcy and Scottish peerages separated. The baronetcy was inherited by a male heir (see Tollemache Baronets for later history of this title) while the lordship and earldom passed to his niece Wynefryde Agatha, the tenth Countess. She was the daughter of Agnes Mary Manners Talmash (sister of the ninth Earl) and her husband Charles Norman Lindsay Tollemache Scott. Lady Dysart(1889-1975) married Owain Edward Whitehead Greaves and was succeeded by their oldest daughter Rosamund Agnes Greaves (born 1914) the eleventh Countess and in 2003 her sister Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus (born 1918), the widow of Lieutenant-Colonel John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus M.B.E. became the twelfth Countess. On her death on 8th November,2011 she was succeeeded by their son John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus DL (born 1946), the thirteenth Earl and his son James Patrick Grant the younger of Rothiemurchus (born 1975) became Lord Huntingtower.
The family seat is The Doune of Rothiemurchus, by Aviemore
Aviemore
Aviemore is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area, within the Highland council area. The town is popular for skiing and other winter sports, and for hill-walking in the Cairngorm...
, Inverness-shire
Inverness-shire
The County of Inverness or Inverness-shire was a general purpose county of Scotland, with the burgh of Inverness as the county town, until 1975, when, under the Local Government Act 1973, the county area was divided between the two-tier Highland region and the unitary Western Isles. The Highland...
.
John Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache
John Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache
John Jervis Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache , was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and a major landowner and estate manager in Cheshire.-Personal life and career:...
, was the son of Admiral of the Fleet John Richard Delap Halliday (who in 1821 assumed by Royal licence the surname and arms of Tollemache in lieu of Halliday), eldest son of Lady Jane Halliday, youngest daughter and co-heir of the fourth Earl of Dysart.
Earls of Dysart (1643/1670)
- William Murray, 1st Earl of Dysart (d. 1655)
- Elizabeth Tollemache, 2nd Countess of DysartElizabeth Maitland, Duchess of LauderdaleElizabeth Maitland, Duchess of Lauderdale was an influential British noblewoman. She is famous for the political influence she held, which was unusual for women of the period, and for her support of Charles II during his exile as a member of the secret organisation known as the Sealed Knot.-Early...
(d. 1698) - Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of DysartLionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of DysartLionel Tollemache, 3rd Earl of Dysart , styled Lord Huntingtower from 1651 to 1698, was a British Tory Member of Parliament and nobleman....
(1649–1727) - Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of DysartLionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of DysartLionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart KT , styled Lord Huntingtower from 1712 to 1727, was a Scottish nobleman.In 1729, he was elected High Steward of Ipswich....
(1708–1770) - Lionel Tollemache, 5th Earl of DysartLionel Tollemache, 5th Earl of DysartLionel Tollemache, 5th Earl of Dysart was a Scottish nobleman, styled Lord Huntingtower from 1727 to 1770....
(1734–1799) - Wilbraham Tollemache, 6th Earl of DysartWilbraham Tollemache, 6th Earl of DysartWilbraham Tollemache, 6th Earl of Dysart FRS , known from 1739 to 1799 as Hon. Wilbraham Tollemache, was a British politician, a younger son of Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart....
(1739–1821) - Louisa Tollemache, 7th Countess of Dysart (1745–1840)
- William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower (1766–1833)
- Lionel William John Tollemache, 8th Earl of DysartLionel Tollemache, 8th Earl of DysartLionel William John Tollemache, 8th Earl of Dysart , known as Lionel Manners until 1821, as Lionel Tollemache between 1821 and 1833, and styled Lord Huntingtower between 1833 and 1840, was a British peer and Torypolitician.-Background:Dysart was the son of William Manners and Catherine...
(1794–1878)- William Tollemache, Lord Huntingtower (1820–1872)
- William John Manners Tollemache, 9th Earl of DysartWilliam Tollemache, 9th Earl of DysartWilliam John Manners Tollemache, 9th Earl of Dysart in the Peerage of Scotland, was also a Baronet in the Baronetage of Great Britain, Lord Lieutenant of Rutland , and Justice of the Peace for Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.He was a grandson of the 8th Earl, and the son of William Tollemache,...
(1859–1935) - Wenefryde Agatha Scott, 10th Countess of Dysart (1889–1975)
- Rosamund Agnes Greaves, 11th Countess of Dysart (1914–2003)
- Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus, 12th Countess of Dysart (1918-2011)
- John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus, 13th Earl of DysartJohn Grant, 13th Earl of DysartJohn Peter Grant, 13th Earl of Dysart, DL , styled Lord Huntingtower from 2003 to 2011, is a Scottish peer, landowner and conservationist. He owns the Rothiemurchus estate, including Rothiemurchus Forest, in the Scottish Highlands....
(b. 1946)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son, James Patrick Grant of Rothiemurchus, Lord Huntingtower (b. 1977)