Earl of Mexborough, of

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in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 11 February 1766 for John Savile, 1st Baron Pollington,

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for

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and New Shoreham. He had already been created Baron Pollington, of

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in the County of Longford, on 8 November 1753, and was made Viscount Pollington, of

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in the County of Wexford, at the same time as he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of Ireland. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Earl. He represented

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in the

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. His son, the third Earl, was Member of Parliament for

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for many years. On his death the titles passed to his son, the fourth Earl. He represented Gatton and Pontefract in Parliament as a

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. His son, the fifth Earl, was

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in 1877. He was succeeded by his half-brother, the sixth Earl. the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the eighth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1980. Despite their

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s and the fact that they are in the Peerage of Ireland, all three titles refer to places in

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, namely

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and

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. The current seat of the Earls of Mexborough is Arden Hall, near

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, in Yorkshire. The estate was purchased by the family in 1897. Previously the family had lived at Methley Hall , which was demolished in 1958. John Horace Savile, 5th Earl of Mexborough, also built Castle Devachan in San Remo, the site of the 1920

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. The former Bishop's House at Eltofts,

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, near Leeds, was the

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of the Earls of Mexborough.

Earls of Mexborough (1766)

John Savile, 1st Earl of Mexborough John Savile, 1st Earl of Mexborough (December 1719 – 17 February 1778), known as The Lord Pollington between 1753 and 1766, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. Savile was the eldest son of Charles Savile of Methley (1676–1741). ...

(1719–1778) *

John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough (8 April 1761 – 3 February 1830), styled Viscount Pollington between 1766 and 1778, was a British peer and politician. Background Mexborough was the son of John Savile, 1st Earl of Mexborough, and Sarah (n ...

(1761–1830) *

John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough (3 July 1783 – 25 December 1860), styled Viscount Pollington until 1830, was a British peer and Tory politician. Origins He was the son of John Savile, 2nd Earl of Mexborough by his wife Elizabeth Stephenso ...

(1783–1860) * John Charles George Savile, 4th Earl of Mexborough (1810–1899) * John Horace Savile, 5th Earl of Mexborough (1843–1916) * John Henry Savile, 6th Earl of Mexborough (1868–1945) * John Raphael Wentworth Savile, 7th Earl of Mexborough (1906–1980) * John Christopher George Savile, 8th Earl of Mexborough (b. 1931) The

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is the present holder's eldest son John Andrew Bruce Savile, Viscount Pollington (b. 1959)
The heir apparent's

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is his half-brother Hon. James Hugh Hope John Savile (b. 1976)
The heir apparent's heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Arthur John Hope Thomas Savile (b. 2011)

Ancestry

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

External links

John Savile, 7th Earl of Mexborough at Geni.comJosephine, Countess of Mexborough at Geni.com
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