The Lord Thurlow | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Elected Hereditary Peer 3 February 2015 | |
| By-election | 3 February 2015 |
| Preceded by | The 2nd Baron Chorley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roualeyn Robert Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce 13 April 1952 |
| Party | Crossbench |
Roualeyn Robert Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce,9th Baron Thurlow (born 13 April 1952),is a British hereditary peer and chartered surveyor [1] who sits as a crossbench member of the House of Lords.
He was elected to sit in the House at a crossbench hereditary peers' by-election on 3 February 2015,following the resignation of Lord Chorley. [2]
He married Bridget Anne Julia Ismay Cheape on 5 May 1980,the daughter of Hugh Bruce Ismay Cheape,of Fossoway Lodge,Kinross. They have four children:
- The Hon. Nicholas Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (born 1986);
- The Hon. Iona Tessa Bridget Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (born 1987);
- The Hon. George Patrick Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (born 1990);
- The Hon. Lorna Belinda Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (born 1991).
His ancestors include Mary Catherine Bolton (1791–1840),a notable actress,and her husband,Edward Hovell-Thurlow,2nd Baron Thurlow (1781–1829),a minor poet.
