Anthony Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough

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The Right Honourable
The Earl of Gainsborough
Personal details
Born
Anthony Baptist Noel

(1950-01-17) 17 January 1950 (age 73)
Spouse
Sarah Rose Winnington
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(after 1972)​
Relations Arthur Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough (grandfather)
Gerard Noel (uncle)
ChildrenHarry Noel, Viscount Campden
Parent(s) Anthony Noel, 5th Earl of Gainsborough
Mary Stourton
Education Ampleforth College
Alma mater Royal Agricultural University

Anthony Baptist Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough (born 17 January 1950), styled as Viscount Campden between 1950 and 2009, is a British peer.

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Early life

Lord Gainsborough was born on 17 January 1950. He was the eldest son of eight children born to the former Mary Stourton and Anthony Noel, 5th Earl of Gainsborough. Among his siblings are Lady Juliana (who married Edward Foljambe, 5th Earl of Liverpool). [1]

His maternal grandfather was Maj. John Joseph Stourton (son of Charles Stourton, 24th Baron Mowbray). His paternal grandparents were Arthur Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough and the former Alice Mary Eyre. His uncle, Gerard Eyre Wriothesley Noel, was a former editor of The Catholic Herald . [1]

He was educated at Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire before attending the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. [1]

Career

Upon his father's death in 2009, [2] he became the 6th Earl of Gainsborough and inherited Exton Hall on the western edge of the village of Exton, Rutland. [1] His father had been the largest landowner in Rutland and had fought to prevent its absorption by neighbouring Leicestershire, and was eventually vindicated when the 1974 takeover was reversed with the return of Rutland County Council in 1997. [3]

Personal life

On 23 May 1972, he was married to Sarah Rose Winnington LVO DL (b. 1951), who later became a Lady-in-Waiting to Diana, Princess of Wales. A sister of Sir Anthony Winnington, 7th Baronet, Sarah is the eldest surviving daughter of Col. Thomas Foley Churchill Winnington (second son of Francis Salway Winnington and the former Blanche Emma Casberd-Boteler). Her great-grandparents were Sir Francis Winnington, 5th Baronet and Jane Spencer-Churchill (eldest daughter of Lt.-Col. Lord Alfred Spencer-Churchill, the second son of George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough). Together, they are the parents of: [1]

In 2003, he resided at Earl's Court in London. [1]

Descendants

Through his only son Harry, he is a grandfather of three: Edward Noel (b. 2007), Violet Ruth Noel (b. 2009), and William Henry Noel (b. 2015). [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Vol. II, p. 1503.
  2. ↑ "The Earl of Gainsborough". The Telegraph . 27 February 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Historic country houses with a sporting history". Country Life . 9 December 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Gainsborough, Earl of (UK, 1841)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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