Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard (born 15 March 1957), is an Irish peer.
The Earl of Granard | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 19 November 1992 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 9th Earl of Granard |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished[a] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes 15 March 1957 |
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Early life
editLord Granard was born as Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes on 15 March 1957. He was the only son of the Hon. John Forbes (1920–1982), a F/Lt. of the Royal Air Force, and the former Joan Smith. He has three older sisters, Susan Forbes, Patricia Moira Forbes and Caroline Mary Forbes.[1][2]
His paternal grandparents were the 8th Earl of Granard[3] and Beatrice, Countess of Granard (née Mills), an American socialite who was the daughter of Ogden Mills and a descendant of the Livingston and the Schuyler families of New York.[4] On his father's side, he had two aunts, Eileen, Lady Bute, of Scotland, and Moira, Countess Rossi, of Switzerland.[5] His mother was the third daughter of A. Edward Smith of Sherlockstown House in County Kildare.[1]
Lord Granard was educated at Eton College.[1]
Career
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Upon the death of his uncle, the 9th Earl of Granard, who died on 21 November 1992 without male issue, he succeeded as the 10th Earl of Granard, 10th Viscount Granard, 10th Baron Clanehugh, 5th Baron Granard of Castle Donington, and 11th Baronet Forbes of Castle Forbes.[5][6]
Personal life
editOn 1 September 1980, Lord Granard married Nora Anne Mitchell, a daughter of Robert Mitchell of Portarlington, County Laois. Together, they are the parents of four children:[7]
- Jonathan Peter Hastings Forbes, Viscount Forbes (b. 1981)[1]
- Hon. David Robert Hastings Forbes (b. 1984)[1]
- Lady Lisa Ann Forbes (b. 1986)[1]
- Hon. Edward Hastings Forbes (b. 1989)[1]
The family seat is Castle Forbes, near Newtownforbes, the largest estate in County Longford.[8][9]
Coat of arms
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Notes
edit- ^ Seat abolished by the House of Lords Act 1999.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. p. 1629.
- ^ Kennedy, Maev (9 October 1995). "'Lost' royal boy back on view". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "NOT ABLES AT RITES FOR EARL OF GRANARD". The New York Times. 14 September 1948. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 416.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b "Sir Arthur Forbes, Earl of Granard, 77". The New York Times. 21 November 1992.
- ^ "Granard, 10th Earl of, (Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes) (born 15 March 1957)". ukwhoswho.com/. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U17837. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage Ltd (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage: With Her Majesty's Royal Warrant Holders. Debrett's Peerage. p. 531. ISBN 9780312046408.
- ^ "EARL OF GRANARD". clan-forbes.org. ClanForbesSociety. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (28 February 1923). "SENATOR AND JUDGE LOSE IRISH RESIDENCES; Rebels Blow Up Earl of Granard's Castle -- Twenty-Four Irregulars Reported Captured". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Debrett's peerage & baronetage 2003. London: Macmillan. 674. p. 456.