Earl of Morley
Earl of Morley is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created on November 29, 1815 for John Parker, 2nd Baron Boringdon . Together with the Earldom he was given the subordinate title Viscount Boringdon , of North Molton in the County of Devon .
From his father he had inherited the title Baron Boringdon , of Boringdon in the County of Devon, in 1840 , which was awarded to this on May 18, 1784 in the Peerage of Great Britain .
The Earl's family seat was Saltram House near Plymouth until 1962 and is now Pound House near Yelverton in Devon.
List of Barons Boringdon and Earls of Morley
Barons Boringdon (1784)
- John Parker, 1st Baron Boringdon († 1788)
- John Parker, 2nd Baron Boringdon (1772–1840) (made Earl of Morley in 1815 )
Earls of Morley (1815)
- John Parker, 1st Earl of Morley (1772-1840)
- Edmund Parker, 2nd Earl of Morley (1810–1864)
- Albert Parker, 3rd Earl of Morley (1843–1905)
- Edmund Parker, 4th Earl of Morley (1877-1951)
- Montagu Parker, 5th Earl of Morley (1878–1962)
- John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley (1923-2015)
- Mark Parker, 7th Earl of Morley (born 1956)
The alleged title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the uncle of the current title holder, Nigel Geoffrey Parker (* 1931).
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page