Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook explained

Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook (18 December 1870 – 23 December 1915), styled as Lord Medway between 1906 and 1911, was a British hereditary peer.

Early life

Cranbrook was born in 1870, the son of Conservative politician John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook and his wife Cicely Marguerite Wilhelmina Ridgway. His aunt was Margaret Goschen, Viscountess Goschen.^[1]

Career

Cranbrook served as a captain in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Buffs, and was a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) and Justice of the Peace (JP) for Kent.

He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1911, having previously been styled as Lord Medway.

Marriage and children

Cranbrook married Lady Dorothy Montagu Boyle (1879–1968), daughter of the David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, Governor-General of New Zealand, on 25 April 1899 at Holy Trinity, Sloane Street. With his wife, Cranbrook had five children:^{[2] [3] [4]}

• John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook (15 April 1900 – 22 November 1978), father of Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook.
• Hon. Ralph Edward Gathorne-Hardy (4 Jun 1901 – 18 June 1978)
• Hon. Robert Gathorne-Hardy (31 July 1902 – 11 February 1973)
• Cdr. Hon Antony Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy (13 July 1907 – 1976), father of Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy.
• Lady Anne Catherine Dorothy Gathorne-Hardy (12 October 1911 – 22 October 2006), who married George Heywood Hill.

Death

Lord Cranbrook died during the First World War, on 23 December 1915 at the age of 45. He was succeeded in the earldom by his son John.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hammond, Peter W. . The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times . Sutton Publishing . 1998 . XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda . 215.
2. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
3. Book: Charles, Mosley . Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition . Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd . 2003 . 3.
4. Web site: Bob Gathorne-Hardy - National Portrait Gallery . 2023-04-05 . www.npg.org.uk . en.