Viscount Hailsham, of

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in the County of Sussex, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1929 for the lawyer and

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politician Douglas Hogg, 1st Baron Hailsham, who twice served as

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. He had already been created Baron Hailsham, of Hailsham in the County of Sussex, in 1928, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Hogg was the son of the merchant and philanthropist Quintin Hogg, seventh son of

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, whose eldest son James McGarel-Hogg, 2nd Baronet was created Baron Magheramorne in the

in 1887. He was succeeded by his son, Quintin Hogg, who became the second Viscount, who was also a prominent lawyer and Conservative politician. On 20 November 1963 he disclaimed his peerages under the

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, so that he could be elected to the

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. However, in 1970 he accepted a

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as Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, of

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in the County of Sussex, and returned to the

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, and like his father served twice as Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom. The first and second Viscounts Hailsham are the only father and son ever to both serve as Lord Chancellor. On his death in 2001, he was succeeded in the hereditary barony and viscountcy by his son, the third Viscount. Like his father and grandfather he is a lawyer and Conservative politician and was a Member of Parliament from 1979 to 2010. The

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had by the time of his father's death removed the automatic right of

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s to sit in the

and he did not need to disclaim his peerages to remain a member of the House of Commons. Viscount Hailsham was given a life peerage in 2015 as Baron Hailsham of Kettlethorpe, of Kettlethorpe in the County of Lincolnshire. This enabled him to sit in the House of Lords. His wife

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, a life peeress in her own right, is also a member of the House of Lords. The family seat is Kettlethorpe Hall, near

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. The 1st Viscount, 2nd Viscount and other members of the family are buried in the churchyard at All Saints, Herstmonceux, Sussex.

Viscounts Hailsham (1929)

Douglas McGarel Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham Douglas McGarel Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham, (28 February 1872 – 16 August 1950) was a British lawyer and Conservative politician who twice served as Lord Chancellor, in addition to a number of other Cabinet positions. Mooted as a possible s ...

(1872–1950) * Quintin McGarel Hogg, 2nd Viscount Hailsham (1907–2001) ( disclaimed 1963) (created Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone 1970) *

Douglas Martin Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham Douglas Martin Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham, Baron Hailsham of Kettlethorpe (born 5 February 1945), is a British politician and barrister. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in John Major's second government as Minister of Agricult ...

(b. 1945) (created Baron Hailsham of Kettlethorpe in 2015) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Quintin John Neil Martin Hogg (b. 1973).

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hailsham 1929 establishments in the United Kingdom Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Noble titles created in 1929 Peerages created for UK MPs People from Hailsham People from Herstmonceux

Viscounts Hailsham (1929)

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