Viscount Dilhorne, of

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, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 7 December 1964 for the lawyer,

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politician and former

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, Reginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Baron Dilhorne. He had already succeeded his father as fourth Baronet of Dilhorne and been created Baron Dilhorne, ''of

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in the County of Northampton'' on 17 July 1962, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Manningham-Buller baronetcy, of

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in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 January 1866 for the first Viscount's great-grandfather Edward Buller-Yarde-Buller, who legally changed his name to Manningham-Buller the same year. He represented Staffordshire North and Stafford in Parliament. Manningham-Buller was the third son of Sir Francis Buller, 2nd Baronet, of Churston Court, whose eldest son, the third Baronet, was created Baron Churston in 1858. His grandson, the third Baronet, sat as a Conservative

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for

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and Northampton. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the aforementioned fourth Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage as Viscount Dilhorne. , the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded in 2022.

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, former

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, is the second daughter of the first Viscount. The family seat is The Dower House, near Dorchester, Dorset.

Manningham-Buller (formerly Buller-Yarde-Buller) baronets, of Dilhorne (1866)

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(1800–1882) *

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(1825–1910) * Sir Mervyn Edward Manningham-Buller, 3rd Baronet (1876–1956) * Sir Reginald Edward Manningham-Buller, 4th Baronet (1905–1980) (created Baron Dilhorne in 1962)

Baron Dilhorne (1962)

* Reginald Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Baron Dilhorne (1905–1980) (created Viscount Dilhorne in 1964)

Viscount Dilhorne (1964)

* Reginald Edward Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne (1905–1980) * John Mervyn Manningham-Buller, 2nd Viscount Dilhorne (1932–2022) *James Edward Manningham-Buller, 3rd Viscount Dilhorne (born 1956) The

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is the present holder's son, Hon. Edward John Manningham-Buller (born 1990).

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dilhorne Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Peerages created for the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Noble titles created in 1964 Noble titles created for UK MPs

Manningham-Buller (formerly Buller-Yarde-Buller) baronets, of Dilhorne (1866)

Baron Dilhorne (1962)

Viscount Dilhorne (1964)

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