Anthony Gray, Earl of Harold
Anthony Gray, Earl of Harold , 3rd Baron Lucas ( February 21, 1696 - July 21, 1723 ) was a British peer , politician and courtier .
Gray was the eldest son of Henry Gray, 1st Duke of Kent from his first marriage to Jemima Crew, daughter of Thomas Crew, 2nd Baron Crew . As his father's apparent marriage , he carried the courtesy title of Earl of Harold from 1706 . On January 17, 1718 he married Lady Mary Tufton, daughter and partial heir of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet .
On November 8, 1718, he was prematurely transferred to the subordinate title of his father as 3rd Baron Lucas , of Crudwell in the County of Wiltshire, by Writ of Acceleration , which made him a member of the House of Lords while his father was still alive . In 1720 he received the court office of Lord of the Bedchamber for King George I.
He died in an accident in 1723 at the age of 28 - he suffocated after swallowing an ear of barley . Since he had no children, his title reverted to his father. His widow married John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower , in 1736 .
Web links
- Anthony Gray, 3rd Baron Lucas of Crudwell on thepeerage.com
- Kent, Duke of (GB, 1710-1740) at Cracroft's Peerage
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Henry Gray |
Baron Lucas (by writ of acceleration) 1718–1723 |
Henry Gray |
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| SURNAME | Gray, Anthony, Earl of Harold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gray, Anthony, 3rd Baron Lucas; Harold, Anthony Gray, Earl of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British peer, politician and courtier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1696 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1723 |