Roualeyn Robert Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow (born 13 April 1952), is a British
hereditary peer
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and
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who sits as a
crossbench
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member of the
House of Lords
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.
He was elected to sit in the House at a
crossbench hereditary peers' by-election in February 2015, following the resignation of
Lord Chorley.
He married Bridget Anne Julia Ismay Cheape on 5 May 1980, the daughter of Hugh Bruce Ismay Cheape, of Fossoway Lodge, Kinross. They have four children:
*The Hon. Nicholas Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (b. 1986);
*The Hon. Iona Tessa Bridget Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (b. 1987);
*The Hon. George Patrick Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (b. 1990);
*The Hon. Lorna Belinda Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (b. 1991).
His ancestors include
Mary Catherine Bolton
Mary Catherine Bolton, stage name Polly Bolton, later known by her married name of Lady Thurlow (1790/91–1830), was an English actress, remembered particularly for playing Ophelia.
Life
Bolton was the daughter of James Richard Bolton, an attorn ...
(1791–1840), a notable actress, and her husband,
Edward Hovell-Thurlow, 2nd Baron Thurlow
Edward Hovell-Thurlow, 2nd Baron Thurlow (1781–1829), was the 2nd Baron Thurlow, known also as a poet. In 1814 he assumed by royal licence the additional surname of Hovell, in commemoration of his ancestor Sir Richard Hovell.
Life
He was the el ...
(1781–1829), a minor poet.
References
External links
Lord Thurlowprofile at
parliament.uk
1952 births
Living people
Hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act
Crossbench hereditary peers
Roualeyn
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