Joseph Pease, 2nd Baron Gainford explained

Joseph Pease, 2nd Baron Gainford (1889–1971) was a British hereditary peer and member of the Pease family.

Family

He was the only son of the Liberal peer Jack Pease, 1st Baron Gainford and his wife Ethel Havelock-Allan, a daughter of Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 1st Baronet[1] He married 1921, Veronica Margaret Noble, (died 1995) daughter of Sir George John William Noble, 2nd Baronet.[1]

Their children were:

Career

Pease was educated at Eton College[1] and reached the rank of Major in the British Army.[3] He fought in both world wars before becoming Baron in 1943.[1] He died in September 1971.[1]

Arms

Escutcheon:Per fess Azure and Gules a fess nebuly Ermine between two lambs passant in chief Argent and in base upon a mount Proper a dove rising Argent holding in the beak a pea stalk the blossoms and pods also Proper.
Crest:Upon the capital of an Ionic column a dove rising holding in the beak a pea stalk as in the arms all Proper.
Supporters:On either side a barbary wild sheep ram guardant Or.
Motto:Pax Et Spes [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mosley . Charles . Burke's Peerage . 2003 . (Genealogical Books) Ltd . Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A. . 107th . 6 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Telegraph Announcements - 3rd Lord Gainford. 17 July 2010.
  3. Web site: Joseph Pease, 2nd Baron Gainford - National Portrait Gallery . www.npg.org.uk . 6 April 2020 . en . Joseph Pease (1889-1971), Major, Sitter in 3 portraits.
  4. Book: Burke's Peerage . 1949.