Earl of Swinton is a title in the

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. It was created in 1955 for the prominent

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politician Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton. He had already been created Viscount Swinton, of Masham in the

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, in 1935, and was made Baron Masham, of Ellington in the County of York, at the same time he was given the earldom. Born Philip Lloyd-Greame, he was the husband of Mary Constance "Molly" Boynton, granddaughter of

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. When his wife inherited the large Masham estates in 1924, they assumed the surname of Cunliffe-Lister in lieu of Lloyd-Greame. The earl was succeeded by his grandson, who became the second earl. He was the eldest son of Major the Hon. John Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister, who was killed in the

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. Lord Swinton notably served as

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(deputy chief government whip in the

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) from 1982 to 1986 in the Conservative administration of

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. His wife was

Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton Susan Lilian Primrose Cunliffe-Lister, Dowager Countess of Swinton, Baroness Masham of Ilton, (''née'' Sinclair; born ) is a crossbench member of the House of Lords. She is the senior life peer. She is Vice President of the Snowdon Trust, f ...

. the titles are held by Lord Swinton's nephew, the fourth earl, who succeeded his father in that year. The title is named after

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near

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. The family seat is now Dykes Hill House, also near Masham.

Earls of Swinton (1955)

Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton, (1 May 1884 – 27 July 1972), known as Philip Lloyd-Greame until 1924 and as The Viscount Swinton between 1935 and 1955, was a prominent British Conservative politician from the 1920s until the 1950 ...

(1884–1972) ** Hon. John Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister (1913–1943) * David Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton (1937–2006) * Nicholas John Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton (1939–2021) * Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton (b. 1970), former geophysicist with a degree in Engineering from

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, converted former family seat

into a luxury hotel The

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is the present holder's son, William Edward Cunliffe-Lister, Lord Masham (b. 2004)

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