Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran

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Arms of Gore: Gules, a fesse between three cross-crosslets fitchée or

Arthur Colum Michael Connolly-Gore, 9th Earl of Arran (born 14 July 1938), styled Viscount Sudley before 1983, is an English peer and an elected hereditary member of the House of Lords for the Conservative Party.[1]

Biography

Early life

Lord Arran is the son of Arthur Gore, 8th Earl of Arran and the former Fiona Colquhoun, first daughter of Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Baronet. He was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.

Career

He served in the Grenadier Guards, gaining the rank of Second Lieutenant.

He was the assistant manager of the Daily Mail, then assistant general manager of the Daily Express and the Sunday Express in the 1970s. He has also been a director of Waterstone's.

He succeeded as 9th Earl of Arran on 23 February 1983, upon the death of his father. In the Lords, Lord Arran has played an active role for the Conservatives, serving in several junior ministerial roles. In June 2013, he opposed same-sex marriage, adding, "The Roman empire fell for three reasons. There was the worship of sporting heroes, widespread corruption and the decadence and flaunting of homosexuality. I fear that in this country we aren’t too far from being decadent."[2]

Marriage & progeny

On 28 September 1974 Arran married Eleanor van Cutsem, granddaughter of Hugh Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue, and heiress of the Fortescue seat of Castle Hill, in Devon. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2008. Lord and Lady Arran run the Fortescue family's stately home, Castle Hill House and gardens in Devon, as a venue for weddings and corporate hospitality.[3] They also let out 50 properties on the surrounding 5,000-acre Filleigh estate in Devon.[4] He has no son, but has two daughters:

  • Lady Laura Duckworth-Chad, who in 2004 married Major James Duckworth-Chad, MVO, a former Equerry to The Queen, and has issue.[5]
  • Lady Lucy Fortescue-Gore.

Heir presumptive

Since Lord Arran has no sons by his wife, and all other lines of descent from the 4th Earl of Arran have died out, his heir presumptive is currently his very distant cousin, William Henry Gore (born 1950), who lives in Australia, descended from the youngest brother of the 4th Earl.[6]

Ancestry

Family of Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Philip Gore, 4th Earl of Arran
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Elizabeth Napier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Arthur Gore, 6th Earl of Arran
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Robert Jocelyn, Viscount Jocelyn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Lady Edith Jocelyn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Lady Frances Cowper
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Arthur Gore, 8th Earl of Arran
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Johan van Kattendijke, Knight Huyssen van Kattendijke
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Huyssen van Kattendyke, 3rd Baron van Kattendyke
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Anna Gerken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Maud van Kattendyke
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Thomas Luby
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Mathilde Luby
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Jane Rathbone
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. John Colquhoun
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Sir Alan Colquhoun, 6th Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Frances Maitland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. John Kennedy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Justine Kennedy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Fiona Colquhoun
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Baronet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Francis Tennant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Emma Winsloe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Geraldine Tennant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. John Redmayne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Annie Redmayne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Jane Studdert
 
 
 
 
 
 

Arms

Arms of Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran
Coronet
A Coronet of an Earl
Crest
A Wolf rampant Argent collared Gules
Escutcheon
Gules a Fess between three Cross Crosslets fitchée Or
Supporters
On either side a Horse argent
Motto
In Hoc Signo Vinces (Under this sign thou shalt conquer)

References

  1. ↑ ‘ARRAN’, Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 2009 accessed 20 Dec 2009.
  2. ↑ Scott Roberts, Earl of Arran: Equal marriage could lead to a ‘decadent’ Britain that ‘flaunts’ homosexuality, Pink News, 4 June 2013
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  6. ↑ Debrett's Peerage, 2015, p.48 (son of Paul Annesley Gore (1921-2012))

External links

Political offices
Preceded by Lord-in-Waiting
1987–1989		 Succeeded by
The Lord Reay
Preceded by Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
1994–1995		 Succeeded by
The Lord Inglewood
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Arran
1983–present		 Incumbent
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