Hugh Gough,
1st Viscount Gough
Viscount Gough, of Goojerat in the Punjab and of the city of Limerick, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1849 for the military commander
Hugh Gough, 1st Baron Gough.
He had already been created a baronet, of Synone and Drangan, in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom, on 23 December 1842, and Baron Gough, of ChingKangFoo in China and of Maharajpore and the Sutlej in the East Indies, in 1849, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lord Gough later became a
field marshal. Currently the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the fifth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1951.
The family seat was set down by the 1st Viscount near
Gort
Gort ( or ) is a town of around 3,000 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 and R460 regional roads, wh ...
at Lough Cutra Castle, County Galway, Ireland when purchased by him in 1852.
The family seat presently is Keppoch House, near
Dingwall
Dingwall ( sco, Dingwal, gd, Inbhir Pheofharain ) is a town and a royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of 5,491. It was an east-coast harbour that now lies inland. Dingwall Castle was once the biggest cas ...
,
Ross-shire
Ross-shire (; gd, Siorrachd Rois) is a historic county in the Scottish Highlands. The county borders Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire – a county consisting o ...
, Scotland.
Viscounts Gough (1849)
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Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough
Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, (3 November 1779 – 2 March 1869) was an Irish officer of the British Army. After serving as a junior officer at the seizure of the Cape of Good Hope during the French Revolutionary Wars, Gough co ...
,
KP,
GCSI
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes:
# Knight Grand Commander (:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India, GCSI)
# ...
,
KCB,
PC (1779–1869), Field Marshal
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George Gough, 2nd Viscount Gough
George Stephens Gough, 2nd Viscount Gough Deputy Lieutenant, DL Linnean Society of London, FLS (18 January 1815 – 31 May 1895) was an Anglo-Irish peer in the peerage of the United Kingdom, with a seat in the House of Lords from 1869.
Life
Gou ...
(1815–1895)
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Hugh Gough, 3rd Viscount Gough
Hugh Gough, 3rd Viscount Gough (27 August 1849 – 14 October 1919), he was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford (MA).
In June 1901, Lord Gough was appointed British Minister Resident at the Court of the Kingdom of Saxony and the Duchy of ...
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KCVO (1849–1919)
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Hugh Gough, 4th Viscount Gough
Hugh William Gough, 4th Viscount Gough, (22 February 1892 – 4 December 1951) was a British soldier and peer. He was educated at Eton College and attended New College, Oxford. He was a brevet major in the Irish Guards
("Who Shall Separate s ...
,
MC (1892–1951)
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Shane Gough, 5th Viscount Gough
Shane Hugh Maryon Gough, 5th Viscount Gough (born 26 August 1941) is a peer of the United Kingdom. He was educated at Winchester College and Sandhurst. Son of Hugh William Gough, 4th Viscount Gough, MC, and Margaretta Elizabeth Maryon-Wilson. L ...
(born 1941)
There is no heir to the titles.
Arms
References
Sources
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1849
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