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Gathorne-Hardy Family
Gathorne-Hardy is the name of a British aristocratic family. The first part of the name is pronounced with a long ''a'', i.e. "gay-thorn". The founder of the family was Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook. The "eccentric Gathorne-Hardys" as they are sometimes known, have produced many notable members of 19th and 20th century British society. Notable people * Alfred Gathorne-Hardy (18451918), British politician, younger son of the 1st Earl * Lady Anne Gathorne-Hardy (1911-2006), British bookseller and author * Caroline Gathorne-Hardy, Countess of Cranbrook (born Caroline Jarvis, 1935), British agricultural campaigner, wife of the 5th Earl * Lady Dorothy Gathorne-Hardy (1889-1977), wife of Rupert D'Oyly Carte, founder of the Savoy Hotel * Edward Gathorne-Hardy (19011978), British antiquarian, author and traveller, second son of the 3rd Earl * Francis Gathorne-Hardy (18741949), British general, younger son of the 2nd Earl * Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristocracy (class)
The aristocracy is historically associated with "hereditary" or "ruling" social class. In many states, the aristocracy included the upper class of people (aristocrats) with hereditary rank and titles. In some, such as ancient Greece, ancient Rome, or India, aristocratic status came from belonging to a military caste. It has also been common, notably in African societies, for aristocrats to belong to priestly dynasties. Aristocratic status can involve feudal or legal privileges. They are usually below only the monarch of a country or nation in its social hierarchy. In modern European societies, the aristocracy has often coincided with the nobility, a specific class that arose in the Middle Ages, but the term "aristocracy" is sometimes also applied to other elites, and is used as a more generic term when describing earlier and non-European societies. Some revolutions, such as the French Revolution, have been followed by the abolition of the aristocracy. Etymology The term ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy
Lady Isobel Constance Mary Gathorne-Hardy {{post-nominals, country=GBR, DCVO ({{Nee, Stanley family, Stanley; September 2, 1875 – December 30, 1963) was a British courtier, best known for helping to popularize ice hockey in the early days of the sport in Canada. The daughter of Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Lord Stanley of Preston, former Governor General of Canada, and Lady Constance Villiers family, Villiers, she was one of the earliest European women known to have played the sport. Today, she is celebrated as an early pioneer of women's ice hockey and the championship trophy of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) is called the Isobel Cup in her honor. Personal life Lady Isobel Stanley was the second-youngest of ten children born to Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby and Constance Villiers. Two of her siblings died before Isobel was born: Geoffrey, Arthur Stanley (politician), Arthur's twin, died on 16 March 1871 and her elder sister, Katherine Mary, died young in Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gathorne-Hardy Family
Gathorne-Hardy is the name of a British aristocratic family. The first part of the name is pronounced with a long ''a'', i.e. "gay-thorn". The founder of the family was Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook. The "eccentric Gathorne-Hardys" as they are sometimes known, have produced many notable members of 19th and 20th century British society. Notable people * Alfred Gathorne-Hardy (18451918), British politician, younger son of the 1st Earl * Lady Anne Gathorne-Hardy (1911-2006), British bookseller and author * Caroline Gathorne-Hardy, Countess of Cranbrook (born Caroline Jarvis, 1935), British agricultural campaigner, wife of the 5th Earl * Lady Dorothy Gathorne-Hardy (1889-1977), wife of Rupert D'Oyly Carte, founder of the Savoy Hotel * Edward Gathorne-Hardy (19011978), British antiquarian, author and traveller, second son of the 3rd Earl * Francis Gathorne-Hardy (18741949), British general, younger son of the 2nd Earl * Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Cranbrook
Earl of Cranbrook, in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1892 for Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Baron Medway. The family seat is Great Glemham House, near Saxmundham, Suffolk. The title remains held by the Gathorne-Hardy family. Creation and 1st Earl It was created in 1892 for the prominent Conservative politician Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook. He notably held office as Home Secretary, Lord President of the Council, Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for India. Gathorne-Hardy had already been created Viscount Cranbrook, of Hemsted in the County of Kent, in 1878, and was made Baron Medway, of Hemsted in the County of Kent, at the same time he was given the earldom. The latter title is used as a courtesy title for the Earl's eldest son and heir apparent. Second earl Lord Cranbrook's eldest son, the second Earl, represented Rye, Mid Kent and Medway in the House of Commons as a Conservative. Fourth earl J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Gathorne-Hardy
Hon. Robert Gathorne-Hardy, (31 July 190211 February 1973) was a British writer, botanist, and horticulturalist. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. Robert was the third of four sons of Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook. He was for forty years a resident of Stanford Dingley in Berkshire. In Oxford he co-founded the Uffizi Society alongside Anthony Eden and Lord David Cecil. Although he also wrote fiction, including ''Lacebury Manor'' and ''Other Seas'', and some bibliographical works, Gathorne-Hardy is best known for his books on plants that he researched while growing in the garden or about plants that he collected in different parts of the world. He called himself an amateur gardener, but in reality was no amateur. In 1960 he was made a Fellow of the Linnean Society. Gathorne-Hardy wrote about his own garden, his mother's garden, and that of his illustrator John Nash, each having their own point of view, their own distinct possibilities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen
George Joachim Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen, (15 October 1866 – 24 July 1952), was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for East Grinstead from 1895 to 1906 and as Governor of Madras from 1924 to 1929. In 1929 he was appointed the Viceroy of India. George Joachim Goschen, 2nd Viscount, was the son of prominent Conservative (formerly Liberal and Liberal Unionist) politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen. He had his early education in the United Kingdom and served as Secretary to Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey, the Governor of New South Wales in Australia from 1890 to 1892. In 1895 and 1900, he was elected to the House of Commons from East Grinstead and served as a Member of Parliament from 1895 to 1906 and as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries from March to June 1918. In 1924 he was appointed Governor of Madras, India, and served from 1924 to 1929, and acted as the Viceroy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Margaret Evelyn Gathorne-Hardy
The word ''lady'' is a term for a girl or woman, with various connotations. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the equivalent of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. Informal use is sometimes euphemistic ("lady of the night" for Prostitution, prostitute) or, in Regional vocabularies of American English, American slang, condescending in direct address (equivalent to "mister" or "man"). "Lady" is also a formal British aristocracy, title in the United Kingdom. "Lady" is used before the family name of a woman with a title of nobility or honorary title ''suo jure'' (in her own right), or the wife of a lord, a baronet, Scottish Scottish feudal lordship, feudal baron, laird, or a knight, and also before the first name of the daughter of a duke, marquess, or earl. Etymology The word comes from Old English language, Old English '; the first part of the word is a mutated form of ', "loaf, bread", also seen in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moffy Gathorne Hardy
Rosehip Myfanwy Nell Gathorne-Hardy, known as Moffy Gathorne-Hardy, is a model signed onto Storm Models, the same agency that hired supermodel Kate Moss. She is primarily known for her crossed eyes and as a representative of challenging fashion industry norms, although she has said "I find it hard to take credit for 'challenging' anything; although I suppose that is inadvertently what I have done". Early life and education She was the daughter of Benjamin Gathorne-Hardy (son of writer Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy) and Philippa, daughter of David Heimann. After her parents' divorce, she was brought up in London by her mother, a painter, father, and pianist stepfather. Gathorne-Hardy recalled that, in her youth, she "wore big round glasses and an eye patch to school to try and strengthen my weaker eye ... my parents tried to do everything they could to make it better but didn't want to risk the operation because I would have been put under general anaesthetic, which is dangerous when yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Johnston (New Zealand Politician)
Charles Johnston may refer to: Politics * Charles Johnston (representative) (1793–1845), U.S. Representative from New York * Charles Clement Johnston (1795–1832), U.S. Representative from Virginia * Charles Johnston (New Zealand politician) (1845–1918), Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand * Sir Charles Johnston, 1st Baronet (1848–1933), Lord Mayor of London between 1914 and 1915 * Charles Edward Johnston (1899–1971), Canadian federal politician * Charles Johnston (diplomat) (1912–1986), British diplomat and author who translated Pushkin's ''Eugene Onegin'' * Charles Johnston, Baron Johnston of Rockport (1915–2002), British politician * Charles Hampton Johnston (1919–1981), Scottish Sheriff and Liberal Party politician Other * Charles E. Johnston (1881–1951), former president of Kansas City Southern Railway * Charles H. Johnston, U.S. admiral, retired 2005 * Charles Johnston (captive of Native Americans) (1770–1833), American lawyer who wrote a captivity narrativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Gathorne-Hardy
Nigel ( ) is an English language, English masculine given name. The English ''Nigel'' is commonly found in records dating from the Middle Ages; however, it was not used much before being revived by 19th-century antiquarians. For instance, Walter Scott published ''The Fortunes of Nigel'' in 1822, and Arthur Conan Doyle published ''Sir Nigel'' in 1905–06. As a name given for boys in England and Wales, it peaked in popularity from the 1950s to the 1970s (see #England and Wales, below). ''Nigel'' has never been as common in other countries as it is in Britain, but was among the 1,000 most common names for boys born in the United States from 1971 to 2010. Numbers peaked in 1994 when 447 were recorded (it was the 478th most common boys' name that year). The peak popularity at 0.02% of boys' names in 1994 compares to a peak popularity in England and Wales of about 1.2% in 1963, 60 times higher. Etymology The name is derived from the church Latin '. This Latin word would at first sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy
Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy (17 May 1933 – 16 July 2019) was a British author, known for biographies, including one of Alfred Kinsey, and books of social history on the British nanny and public school system. For his autobiography, ''Half an Arch'', he received the J. R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography in 2005. He also wrote novels and children's literature. He subsequently worked in advertising and publishing. Early life Born in Edinburgh, he was brought up in London, and educated at Port Regis School, Bryanston School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he received a major scholarship to read history. As a boy, he was one of Benjamin Britten's favourites and he and his family provided the names for the characters in ''The Little Sweep''. His involvement with Britten is described in John Bridcut's '' Britten's Children''. His grandfather was Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook. His father was Surgeon-Commander Honorable Antony Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl Of Cranbrook
John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook (22 March 1839 – 13 July 1911), known as Lord Medway from 1892 to 1906, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament. Born John Stewart Hardy, Cranbrook was the eldest son of the Conservative politician Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, and Jane Orr. He assumed the additional surname of Gathorne by Royal licence in 1878 and when his father was elevated to the peerage as Earl of Cranbrook in 1892, he gained the courtesy title of Lord Medway. Cranbrook was elected to the House of Commons for Rye in 1868, a seat he held until 1880, and later represented Mid Kent from 1884 to 1885 and Medway from 1885 to 1892. In 1906, he succeeded his father as second Earl of Cranbrook and took his seat in the House of Lords. Lord Cranbrook married Cicely Marguerite Wilhelmina Ridgway, daughter of Joseph Ridgway, in 1867. Their younger son, Hon. Sir John Francis Gathorne-Hardy, was a general in the army. Their daughter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
