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Earl of Gosford is a title in the
Peerage of Ireland
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. It was created in 1806 for
Arthur Acheson, 2nd Viscount Gosford.
The Acheson family descends from the
Scottish statesman Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet
Sir Archibald Acheson of Glencairn, Lord Glencairn, 1st Baronet (1583 – 9 September 1634), was a Scottish jurist.
Biography
Acheson was the son of Captain Patrick Acheson and Martha Drummond.
On 31 March 1620, "Archibald Acheson, a Scotchma ...
of
Edinburgh
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, who later settled in
Markethill
Markethill () is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is beside Gosford Forest Park. It had a population of 1,647 people in the 2011 Census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Governme ...
,
County Armagh
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. He served as
Solicitor General for Scotland
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, as a
Senator of Justice (with the title Lord Glencairn), as an
Extraordinary Lord of Session
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When the Court of Session was founded in 1532, it consisted of the Lord President, 14 ...
as 'Lord Glencairn', and as
Secretary of State for Scotland. In 1628 he was created a
baronet
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in the
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
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, with remainder to his heirs male whatsoever. He was succeeded by his son from his first marriage, the 2nd Baronet. He married but died without male issue at a relatively early age and was succeeded by his half-brother, George, the 3rd Baronet, who settled in Ireland and was High Sheriff for cos. Armagh and Tyrone.
His son, the 4th Baronet, represented
County Armagh
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in the
Irish House of Commons
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. On his death the title passed to his son, the fifth Baronet. He sat as Member of the Irish Parliament for
Mullingar
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. His son, the sixth Baronet, represented
Dublin University
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and
Enniskillen
Enniskillen ( , from ga, Inis Ceithleann , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,823 a ...
in the Irish House of Commons. In 1776 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Gosford, of Market Hill in the County of Armagh, and in 1785 he was further honoured when he was made Viscount Gosford, of Market Hill in the County of Armagh, also in the Peerage of Ireland.
He was succeeded by his son, the second Viscount. He sat in the
Irish Parliament as the representative for
Old Leighlin
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from 1783 to 1790. In 1806 he was created Earl of Gosford in the Peerage of Ireland. Since then, heirs apparent to the earldom have traditionally used the invented courtesy title of Viscount Acheson. His son, the second Earl, sat on the
Whig benches in the
House of Lords
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as an
Irish Representative Peer
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from 1811 to 1849 and served under
Lord Melbourne
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, (15 March 177924 November 1848), in some sources called Henry William Lamb, was a British Whig politician who served as Home Secretary (1830–1834) and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835–1841). His first pre ...
as
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
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in 1834 and 1835. Between 1835 and 1838 he was
Governor General of British North America
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. Lord Gosford married Mary, daughter of Robert Sparrow of
Worlingham Hall in Suffolk. In 1835 he was created Baron Worlingham, of
Beccles
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in the
County of Suffolk
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, in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him and his descendants an automatic seat in the House of Lords.
![Exterior of Gosford Castle](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Exterior_of_Gosford_Castle.jpg)
He was succeeded by his son, the third Earl. He represented
County Armagh
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in the
House of Commons
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from 1831 to 1847. The latter year, two years before he succeeded his father in the earldom, he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom in his own right as Baron Acheson, of Clancairny in the County of Armagh.
His son, the fourth Earl, served as
Lord-Lieutenant of County Armagh
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and was also a
Lord of the Bedchamber
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to the
Prince of Wales
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and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household to Her Majesty
Queen Alexandra
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. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fifth Earl. He was a
Colonel
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in the
Coldstream Guards
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and fought in the
Second Boer War
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and in the
First World War
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. His eldest son, the sixth Earl, sat on the
Conservative
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benches in the House of Lords and served under
Harold Macmillan as a
Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) from 1958 to 1959. the titles are held by his only son, the seventh Earl, who succeeded in 1966.
The family seat was
Gosford Castle
Gosford Castle is a 19th-century country house situated in Gosford, a townland of Markethill, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was built for Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, and designed in the Norman revival style by London architect ...
, near
Markethill
Markethill () is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is beside Gosford Forest Park. It had a population of 1,647 people in the 2011 Census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Governme ...
,
County Armagh
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.
Acheson baronets, of Glencairny (1628)
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Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet
Sir Archibald Acheson of Glencairn, Lord Glencairn, 1st Baronet (1583 – 9 September 1634), was a Scottish jurist.
Biography
Acheson was the son of Captain Patrick Acheson and Martha Drummond.
On 31 March 1620, "Archibald Acheson, a Scotchma ...
(died 1634)
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Sir Patrick Acheson, 2nd Baronet
Earl of Gosford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1806 for Arthur Acheson, 2nd Viscount Gosford.
The Acheson family descends from the Scottish statesman Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet of Edinburgh, who later settled ...
(–1638)
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Sir George Acheson, 3rd Baronet
Earl of Gosford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1806 for Arthur Acheson, 2nd Viscount Gosford.
The Acheson family descends from the Scottish statesman Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet of Edinburgh, who later settled ...
(1629–1685)
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Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Baronet
Sir Nicholas Acheson 4th Baronet (c. 1655–1701) was an Irish baronet and politician.
The son of Sir George Acheson, 3rd Baronet, he succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father. Between 1695 and 1699, he represented County Armagh in ...
(–1701)
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Sir Arthur Acheson, 5th Baronet
Sir Arthur Acheson, 5th Baronet (26 January 1688 – 8 February 1748) was an Irish politician and baronet.
The son of Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Baronet, he succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father. In 1728, he was appointed High Sh ...
(1688–1749)
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Sir Archibald Acheson, 6th Baronet (1718–1790) (created Viscount Gosford in 1785)
Viscounts Gosford (1785)
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Archibald Acheson, 1st Viscount Gosford
Archibald Acheson 1st Viscount Gosford PC (Ire) (1 September 1718 – 5 September 1790), known as Sir Achibald Acheson, 6th Bt from 1748 to 1776, was an Irish peer and politician."Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, profe ...
(1718–1790)
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Arthur Acheson, 2nd Viscount Gosford (–1807) (created Earl of Gosford in 1806)
Earls of Gosford (1806)
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Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford
Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford PC (14 January 1807), known as The Viscount Gosford between 1790 and 1806, was an Irish peer of Scottish descent and politician.
Early life
Arthur Acheson was born . He was the eldest son of Archibald Ache ...
(c. 1745–1807)
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Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford
Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, (1 August 1776 – 27 March 1849), styled The Honourable Archibald Acheson from 1790 to 1806 and Lord Acheson from 1806 to 1807, was a British politician who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada a ...
(1776–1849)
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Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford
Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford Order of St. Patrick, KP (20 August 1806 – 15 June 1864), styled Viscount Acheson between 1807 and 1849, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Gosford was born on 20 August 1806. He was ...
(1806–1864)
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Archibald Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford
Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford, (19 August 1841 – 11 April 1922) was a British peer.
The son of Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford, he was born at Worlingham Hall, Suffolk, in 1841, and educated at Harrow Schoo ...
(1841–1922)
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Archibald Charles Montagu Brabazon Acheson, 5th Earl of Gosford (1877–1954)
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Archibald Alexander John Stanley Acheson, 6th Earl of Gosford
Archibald Alexander John Stanley Acheson, 6th Earl of Gosford, (14 January 1911 – 17 February 1966), styled Viscount Acheson until 1954, was a British peer, politician, and a Royal Air Force officer.
Early life
Archibald Acheson was the elder ...
(1911–1966)
*Charles David Alexander John Sparrow Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford (born 1942).
The
heir presumptive
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is the present holder's first cousin Nicholas Hope Carter Acheson (born 1947).
His father Patrick Acheson was the son of the 5th Earl and brother of the 6th Earl.
The heir presumptive's
heir apparent
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is his son Eric James Patrick Acheson (born 1988).
See also
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Peerage of Britain and Ireland by date
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Peerage of Great Britain
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
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Earls of Gosford
Earl of Gosford is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1806 for Arthur Acheson, 2nd Viscount Gosford.
The Acheson family descends from the Scottish statesman Sir Archibald Acheson, 1st Baronet of Edinburgh, who later settled ...