Earl Winterton, in the County of Galway, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1766 for Edward Turnour, 1st Baron Winterton, who represented

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in the

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. Turnour had already been created Baron Winterton, of

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in the County of Galway, in 1761, and was made Viscount Turnour, of Gort in the County of Galway, at the same time as he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of Ireland. Born Edward Turnour Garth, Lord Winterton was the son of Joseph Garth and his wife Sarah (died 1744), daughter of Francis Gee and his wife Sarah, daughter of Sir Edward Turnour,

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for Orford, elder son of Sir Edward Turnour,

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from 1661 to 1671. His mother was sole heiress to the Turnor (or Turnour) estates and on her death in 1744 he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Turnour. Lord Winterton's great-great-great-grandson (the titles having descended from father to son), the sixth Earl, was a

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politician. He represented

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in the House of Commons for almost fifty years and served as

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and as

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. In 1952 he was created Baron Turnour, of

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in the

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, in the

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. This title became extinct on his death in 1962. He was succeeded in the Irish titles by his third cousin once removed, the seventh Earl, who lived in

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, as does his nephew, the eighth Earl, who succeeded him in 1991. He is the eldest son of Noel Turnour, the seventh Earl's younger brother. The ancestral seat of the Turnour family was

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Earls Winterton (1766)

Edward Garth-Turnour, 1st Earl Winterton Edward Garth-Turnour, 1st Earl Winterton FRS (1734 – 10 August 1788) was a British politician. Life Born Edward Garth, he was the son of Joseph Garth and his wife Sarah (née Gee). On his mother's side he was a great-great-grandson of Sir E ...

(1734–1788) *

Edward Turnour, 2nd Earl Winterton Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

(1758–1831) *

Edward Turnour, 3rd Earl Winterton Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

(1784–1833) *

Edward Turnour, 4th Earl Winterton Edward Turnour, 4th Earl Winterton (1810–1879) was a first-class cricketer who played 25 times for Sussex County Cricket Club, without much success. The 4th Earl also had one of the finest beagle packs of the time, rivaled only by those o ...

(1810–1879) *

Edward Turnour, 5th Earl Winterton Edward Turnour, 5th Earl Winterton (15 August 1837 – 5 September 1907) was an Irish peer and cricketer. He married Lady Georgiana Susan Hamilton (1841–1913), daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn, by whom he had one son: *Edward ...

(1837–1907) *

Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton, PC (4 April 1883 – 26 August 1962), styled Viscount Turnour until 1907, was an Irish peer and British politician who served as a Member of Parliament for 47 years, attaining the rare distinction of serving ...

(1883–1962) *Ronald Chad Turnour, 7th Earl Winterton (1915–1991) *(Donald) David Turnour, 8th Earl Winterton (b. 1943) The

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is the present holder's younger brother The Hon. Robert Charles Turnour (b. 1950)
The heir presumptive's heir presumptive is his younger brother The Hon. Murray John Turnour (b. 1951)
The heir presumptive's heir presumptive's

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is his son Jonathan Winterton Behan Turnour (b. 1985)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Winterton Earldoms in the Peerage of Ireland 1766 establishments in Ireland Noble titles created in 1766