Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran

Arthur Desmond Colquhoun Gore, 9th Earl of Arran (born 14 July 1938), styled Viscount Sudley between 1958 and 1983, is a British peer and Lord Temporal in the House of Lords, sitting with the Conservative Party.^[1][2]

The Right Honourable The Earl of Arran
Arran in 2019
Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard
In office 20 July 1994 – 12 January 1995
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Succeeded by	The Lord Inglewood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment
In office 11 January 1994 – 20 July 1994
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	The Baroness Denton of Wakefield
Succeeded by	Sir Paul Beresford
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office 22 April 1992 – 11 January 1994
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Richard Needham
Succeeded by	The Baroness Denton of Wakefield
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
In office 28 November 1990 – 15 April 1992
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Kenneth Carlisle
Succeeded by	The Viscount Cranborne
In office 25 July 1989 – 26 July 1990
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Tim Sainsbury
Succeeded by	Kenneth Carlisle
Lord-in-waiting Government Whip
In office 18 June 1987 – 24 July 1989
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	The Baroness Hooper
Succeeded by	The Lord Reay
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer 23 February 1983 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 8th Earl of Arran
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Incumbent
as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999
Election	1999
Preceded by	Seat established
Personal details
Born	(1938-07-14) 14 July 1938 (age 86)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Eleanor van Cutsem ​ (m. 1974)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	The 8th Earl of Arran Fiona Colquhoun
Alma mater	Eton College Balliol College, Oxford

Early life

Lord Arran was born in Westminster, the eldest son of The 8th Earl of Arran and the former Fiona Colquhoun, first daughter of Sir Iain Colquhoun of Luss, 7th Baronet.^[3] He was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.

Career

He served in the Grenadier Guards, gaining the rank of second lieutenant. He was the assistant manager of the Daily Mail, then assistant general manager of the Daily Express and the Sunday Express in the 1970s. He was a director of Waterstone's (1984–87).^[1]

He succeeded as 9th Earl of Arran of the Aran Islands on 23 February 1983, upon the death of his father.^[1] In the Lords, Lord Arran has played an active role for the Conservative Party, serving in several junior ministerial roles.

Marriage and children

On 28 September 1974, Arran married Eleanor van Cutsem, daughter of Bernard van Cutsem and Lady Margaret Fortescue, and granddaughter of Hugh Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue, and heiress of the Fortescue seat of Castle Hill, in Devon. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2008. Lord and Lady Arran run the Fortescue family's stately home, Castle Hill House and gardens in Devon, as a venue for weddings and corporate hospitality.^[4] He has no son, but has two daughters:

• Lady Laura Melissa Fortescue-Gore (born 14 June 1975), who married Major James Duckworth-Chad (maternal great-grandson of 7th Earl Spencer) on 16 October 2004. They have four children.
• Lady Lucy Katherine Fortescue-Gore (born 26 October 1976)

Heir presumptive

Since Lord Arran has no sons by his wife, and all other lines of descent from the 4th Earl of Arran have died out, his heir presumptive is currently his very distant cousin, William Henry Gore (born 1950), who lives in Australia, descended from the youngest brother of the 4th Earl.^[5]

Arms

Coat of arms of Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran

Coronet A Coronet of an Earl Crest A Wolf rampant Argent collared Gules Escutcheon Gules a Fess between three Cross Crosslets fitchée Or Supporters On either side a Horse argent Motto In Hoc Signo Vinces (Under this sign thou shalt conquer)

References

1. Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 144. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
2. "ARRAN", Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009; online edn, Nov 2009.
3. Steven, Alasdair (10 June 2013). "Obituary: Countess Arran, power-boat champion". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
4. "Castle Hill House and gardens".
5. Debrett's Peerage, 2015, p.48 (son of Paul Annesley Gore (1921-2012))

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Arran
• Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
• Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
• Voting record at PublicWhip.org
• Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com

Political offices
Preceded by The Baroness Hooper	Lord-in-waiting 1987–1989	Succeeded by The Lord Reay
Preceded by The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne	Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1994–1995	Succeeded by The Lord Inglewood
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New office created by the House of Lords Act 1999	Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 Sat as Baron Sudley 1999–present	Incumbent
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Arthur Gore	Earl of Arran 1983–present	Incumbent
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Arthur Gore	Baron Sudley 1983–present Member of the House of Lords (1983–1999)	Incumbent