Earl of Durham
Earl of Durham is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The Earls' family home is Biddick Hall on the Lambton Park Estate near Chester-le-Street in County Durham .
Award and history of the title
The title was bestowed on March 23, 1833, to British statesman of the Whig Party, John George Lambton, 1st Baron Durham . In 1838 he became Governor General of British North America . Along with the earliest title , he was awarded the subordinate title of Viscount Lambton , which is used by the Heir Apparent as a courtesy title . As early as January 29, 1828, the first Earl had been given the subordinate title Baron Durham , of the City of Durham and of Lambton Castle in the County Palatine of Durham . All three titles belong to the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
After the 6th Earl of Durham resigned his title on February 24, 1970 to remain a Member of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Defense , the title was suspended until 2006. During this period, the 7th Earl used the courtesy title of Lord Durham .
Earls of Durham (1833)
- John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792-1840)
- George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham (1828–1879)
- John Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham (1855-1928)
- Frederick Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham (1855-1929)
- John Frederick Lambton, 5th Earl of Durham (1884-1970)
- Antony Lambton, 6th Earl of Durham (1922-2006), (title waiver 1970)
- Edward Lambton, 7th Earl of Durham (born 1961)
Heir Apparent is the son of the current Earl, Frederick Lambton, Viscount Lambton (* 1985)
Web links
- Durham, Earl of (UK, 1833) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page