Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook

Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook (18 December 1870 – 23 December 1915), styled as Lord Medway between 1906 and 1911, was a British peer.

The Hon. Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, c.1895, New Zealand

Life

Gathorne-Hardy was born in 1870, the son of Conservative politician John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy by his wife Cicely Marguerite Wilhelmina née Ridgway.[1] He served as a captain in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Buffs, and was a Deputy lieutenant (DL) and justice of the peace (JP) for Kent. He succeeded his father in 1906 as Earl of Cranbrook, having previously been styled as Lord Medway.[1]

He married Lady Dorothy Montagu Boyle (1879–1968), daughter of the 7th Earl of Glasgow, Governor-General of New Zealand, on 25 April 1899 at Holy Trinity, Sloane Street.[1] With his wife, Cranbrook had five children: John David Gathorne-Hardy (who succeeded to the earldom); socialites, Hon. Ralph Edward Gathorne-Hardy and Hon. Robert Gathorne-Hardy; Royal navy surgeon, Hon. Anthony Gathorne-Hardy and author, Lady Anne Gathorne-Hardy.[2][3]

Cranbrook died during the First World War, on 23 December 1915, aged 45. He was succeeded by his son John.[1]

References
  1. Hammond, Peter W. (1998). The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times. Vol. XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda. Sutton Publishing. p. 215.
  2. Charles, Mosley (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition. Vol. 3. Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd.
  3. "Bob Gathorne-Hardy - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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