British peer (born 1950)
Anthony Baptist Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough
(born 17 January 1950),
styled
as
Viscount Campden
between 1950 and 2009, is a British peer.
Early life
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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
).
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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
.
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Career
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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
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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]
- Henry "Harry" Robert Anthony Noel,
styled
Viscount Campden
(b. 1977), who married Zara van Cutsem (b. 1978), a daughter of Geoffrey Neil van Cutsem and the former Sally McCorquodale.
In 2003, he resided at
Earl's Court
in London.
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Descendants
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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).
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References
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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.
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"The Earl of Gainsborough"
.
The Telegraph
. 27 February 2010
. Retrieved
15 April
2021
.
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"Historic country houses with a sporting history"
.
Country Life
. 9 December 2010
. Retrieved
15 April
2021
.
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"Gainsborough, Earl of (UK, 1841)"
.
www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk
. Heraldic Media Limited
. Retrieved
13 October
2020
.