Peter Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard

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The Earl of Granard
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer
19 November 1992 11 November 1999

Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard (born 15 March 1957), is an Irish peer.

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Early life

Lord Granard was born as Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes on 15 March 1957. He was the only son of the Hon. John Forbes (1920–1982), a F/Lt. of the Royal Air Force, and the former Joan Smith. He has three older sisters, Susan Forbes, Patricia Moira Forbes and Caroline Mary Forbes. [1] [2]

His paternal grandparents were the 8th Earl of Granard [3] and Beatrice, Countess of Granard (née Mills), an American socialite who was the daughter of Ogden Mills and a descendant of the Livingston and the Schuyler families of New York. [4] On his father's side, he had two aunts, Eileen, Lady Bute, of Scotland, and Moira, Countess Rossi, of Switzerland. [5] His mother was the third daughter of A. Edward Smith of Sherlockstown House in County Kildare. [1]

Lord Granard was educated at Eton College. [1]

Career

Castle Forbes. Castle Forbes, Longford, Co. Longford (21680992271).jpg
Castle Forbes.

Upon the death of his uncle, the 9th Earl of Granard, who died on 21 November 1992 without male issue, he succeeded as the 10th Earl of Granard, 10th Viscount Granard, 10th Baron Clanehugh, 5th Baron Granard of Castle Donington, and 11th Baronet Forbes of Castle Forbes. [5] [6]

Personal life

On 1 September 1980, Lord Granard married Nora Anne Mitchell, a daughter of Robert Mitchell of Portarlington, County Laois. Together, they are the parents of four children: [7]

The family seat is Castle Forbes, near Newtownforbes, the largest estate in County Longford. [8] [9]

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Peter Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard
Coronet of a British Earl.svg Arms of Forbes, Earl of Granard.svg
Coronet
A coronet of an Earl
Crest
Azure three Bears' Heads couped Argent muzzled Gules.
Escutcheon
A Bear statant Argent guttée de sang muzzled Gules.
Supporters
Dexter: an Unicorn Erminois armed maned tufted and unguled Or; Sinister: a Dragon wings expanded Ermine.
Motto
Fax Mentis Incendium Gloriae (The incitement to glory is the firebrand of the mind) [10]

Notes

  1. Seat abolished by the House of Lords Act 1999.

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Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Earl of Granard
1992–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Jonathan Forbes, Viscount Forbes
Viscount Granard
1992–present
Baron Clanehugh
1992–present
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Granard
1992–present
Member of the House of Lords
(1992–1999)
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Jonathan Forbes, Viscount Forbes
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by Baronet
of Castle Forbes
1992–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Jonathan Forbes, Viscount Forbes