John Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook

John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook CBE KStJ FLS (15 April 1900 – 22 November 1978)[1] was a British peer and archaeologist.

Biography

Cranbrook was the son of the 3rd Earl of Cranbrook and Lady Dorothy Boyle, daughter of David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow.[2] His brothers were the Hon. Edward Gathorne-Hardy and the Hon. Robert Gathorne-Hardy, notable socialites, the Hon. Anthony Gathorne-Hardy (father of Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy),[3] and his sister was Lady Anne Hill.[4] He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was awarded M.A. at Cambridge University.[5]

Cranbrook was elected to the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary in 1927 and retained the position until 1928, to the First Commissioner of Works. In addition to this, he was Alderman of the London County Council between 1928 and 1933. He was honorary Air commodore of the No. 3169 Suffolk Fighter Control Unit, Royal Auxiliary Air Force between 1950 and 1961. He was vice-president and a treasurer of the Linnean society in 1958. Cranbrook was also trustee of the British Museum between 1964 and 1973.[6] He died in 1978, aged 78.[7]

Family

Cranbrook married firstly, his cousin,[8] Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte, daughter of Rupert D'Oyly Carte and Lady Dorothy Gathorne-Hardy (daughter of the 2nd Earl of Cranbrook), on 7 October 1926. The pair divorced in 1931.[8] With his second wife, Fidelity Seebohm, he was the father of Dr. Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 5th Earl of Cranbrook, Lady Juliet, Lady Catherine, Lady Christina and the Hon. Hugh Gathorne-Hardy.[9][10]

References
  1. "John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  2. Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, S. Low, Marston & Co., 1923, pg 217
  3. "Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy obituary". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  4. The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, Clarence Volume I, the Marquis de Ruvigny, pg 274
  5. "Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy". The Independent. 2006-01-26. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  6. Lord Cranbrook (John David Gathorne-Hardy): correspondence, including the Dainton Report. 1968–1973.
  7. "Obituary: John David Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook" (PDF). Suffolk Institute.
  8. Hammond, Peter W. The Complete Peerage. Vol. XIV. p. 216.
  9. "Mr Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  10. "Fidelity, Dowager Countess of Cranbrook". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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