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, with remainder to his younger brothers and the heirs male of their bodies. Thurlow had already on his appointment as

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on 3 June 1778 been created Baron Thurlow, of Ashfield in the County of Suffolk, in the

, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. Lord Thurlow never married and on his death in 1806 the barony of 1778 became extinct, while he was succeeded in the barony of 1792 according to the special remainder by his nephew Edward, the second Baron. The latter was the son of the Right Reverend Thomas Thurlow,

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from 1787 to 1791. Lord Thurlow gained a reputation as a minor poet. In 1813, he married the actress Mary Catherine Bolton, and they had three sons. In 1814 he assumed by royal licence the additional surname of Hovell, in commemoration of his ancestor Sir Richard Hovell. His grandson, the fifth Baron (who succeeded his elder brother), was a

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politician and served as

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in 1886. In 1873 he assumed by royal licence the additional surname of Bruce, which was that of his father-in-law,

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. One year later, Lord Thurlow assumed by royal licence the additional surname of Cumming. In 1952, to pay the death duties of his father, the sixth Baron, Henry, the seventh Baron, sold the family house in Surrey,

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burnt down in 1980. The title was then held by the seventh Baron, a soldier who won a DSO and bar in World War II and served as GOC in Malta. He was succeeded by his younger brother in 1971. The eighth Baron Thurlow was a diplomat and notably served as High Commissioner to New Zealand and

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and as

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. In 2013 he was succeeded by his son, the ninth Baron, who in 2015 was elected by the hereditary peers to sit in the

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Barons Thurlow, first creation (1778)

(1730–1806)

Barons Thurlow, second creation (1792)

(1730–1806) * Edward Hovell-Thurlow, 2nd Baron Thurlow (1781–1829) * Edward Thomas Hovell-Thurlow, 3rd Baron Thurlow (1814–1857) * Edward Thomas Hovell-Thurlow, 4th Baron Thurlow (1837–1874) * Thomas John Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 5th Baron Thurlow (1838–1916) * Charles Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 6th Baron Thurlow (1869–1952) * Henry Charles Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 7th Baron Thurlow (1910–1971) * Francis Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow (1912–2013) * Roualeyn Robert Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow (b. 1952) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Nicholas Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (b. 1986)
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, George Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (b. 2018)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * *Richard A. Thurlow {{DEFAULTSORT:Thurlow Baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain Noble titles created in 1778 Noble titles created in 1792 Peerages created for lord high chancellors of Great Britain