Viscount Sidmouth
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Viscount Sidmouth , of Sidmouth in the County of Devon , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The Viscount family home was Upottery Manor in Devon, which was sold in 1953.
Award
The title was bestowed on former British Prime Minister Henry Addington on January 12, 1805 .
After the end of his term of office in 1804, he was supposed to receive an earl dignity and subordinate titles, namely that of Earl of Banbury , as was customary at the time . Addington refused, however, as he wanted to keep his seat in the House of Commons . In the following year, however, he took over the office of Lord President of the Council in the Pitt cabinet , for which he was then awarded the title of Viscount Sidmouth .
List of Viscounts Sidmouth (1805)
- Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844)
- William Leonard Addington, 2nd Viscount Sidmouth (1794–1864)
- William Wells Addington, 3rd Viscount Sidmouth (1824-1913)
- Gerald Anthony Pellew Bagnall Addington, 4th Viscount Sidmouth (1854-1915)
- Gerald William Addington, 5th Viscount Sidmouth (1882-1953)
- Raymond Anthony Addington, 6th Viscount Sidmouth (1887–1976)
- John Tonge Anthony Pellew Addington, 7th Viscount Sidmouth (1914-2005)
- Jeremy Francis Addington, 8th Viscount Sidmouth (born 1947)
Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder Hon. John Addington (* 1990).