Earl of Midleton
Earl of Midleton was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The title was named after the town of Midleton in County Cork, Ireland .
Award
The title was created on February 2, 1920 for St John Brodrick, 9th Viscount Midleton . Together with the Earldom he was given the subordinate title Viscount Dunsford , of Dunsford in the County of Surrey .
In 1907 he had the title 9th Viscount Midleton , of Midleton in the County of Cork , created in 1717 in the Peerage of Ireland , 9th Baron Brodrick , of Midleton in the County of Cork, created in 1715 in the Peerage of Ireland and by his father 6. Baron Brodrick , of Peper Harrow in the County of Surrey, created 1796 in the Peerage of Great Britain , inherited.
When the second earl died childless in 1979, the Earldom and Viscountcy Dunsford became extinct. The Viscountcy Midleton and the two baronies Brodrick inherited his second cousin Trevor Brodrick (1903-1988).
Ancestral seat of the Earls was Peper Harrow near Godalming in Surrey.
List of Earls of Midleton (1920)
- St John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton (1856-1942)
- George Brodrick, 2nd Earl of Midleton (1888–1979)
See also
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson (Eds.): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage . St. Martin's Press, New York 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page