Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow

Roualeyn Robert Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow (born 13 April 1952), is a British hereditary peer[1] and chartered surveyor[2] who sits as a crossbench member of the House of Lords.

Coats of arms of the barons Thurlow

The Right Honourable
The Lord Thurlow
Official portrait, 2019
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as an elected hereditary peer
6 February 2015
Preceded byThe Lord Chorley
Personal details
Born
Roualeyn Robert Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce

(1952-04-13) 13 April 1952
Political partyCrossbench

He was elected to sit in the House at a crossbench hereditary peers' by-election on 3 February 2015, following the resignation of Lord Chorley.[3]

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 (1791–1840), a notable actress, and her husband, Edward Hovell-Thurlow, 2nd Baron Thurlow (1781–1829), a minor poet.

References
  1. "Roualeyn Robert Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow of Thurlow". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. Beamish, David (14 January 2015). "Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election" (PDF). House of Lords. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. Beamish, David (3 February 2015). "Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election, February 2015: result" (PDF). House of Lords. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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