Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Unreliable sources Template:Infobox nobility title Earl of Swinton is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1955 for the prominent Conservative politician Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> He had already been created Viscount Swinton, of Masham in the County of York, in 1935,<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> and was made Baron Masham, of Ellington in the County of York, at the same time he was given the earldom. Born Philip Lloyd-Greame, he was the husband of Mary Constance "Molly" Boynton, granddaughter of Samuel Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Baron Masham. When his wife inherited the large Masham estates in 1924, they assumed the surname of Cunliffe-Lister in lieu of Lloyd-Greame.
The earl was succeeded by his grandson, who became the second earl. He was the eldest son of Major the Hon. John Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister, who was killed in the Second World War. Lord Swinton notably served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (deputy chief government whip in the House of Lords) from 1982 to 1986 in the Conservative administration of Margaret Thatcher. His wife was Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton. Template:As of the titles are held by Lord Swinton's nephew, the fourth earl, who succeeded his father in that year.
The title is named after Swinton Park near Masham, North Yorkshire. The family seat is now Dykes Hill House, also near Masham.
Viscount Swinton (1935)Edit
- Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton (1884–1972) (created Baron Masham and Earl of Swinton in 1955)
Earl of Swinton (1955)Edit
- Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton (1884–1972)
- Hon. John Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister (1913–Template:KIA1943)
- David Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton (1937–2006)
- Nicholas John Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton (1939–2021)
- Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton (b. 1970)
Present peerEdit
Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton (born 15 September 1970), is the son of the 3rd Earl and his wife Elizabeth Susan Whitelaw, eldest daughter of William Whitelaw. He was styled as Lord Masham between 2006 and 2021.<ref name=BP2003>Burke's Peerage, volume 3, 2003, p. 3840.</ref>
A geophysicist with a degree in engineering from Durham University, he converted the family seat, Swinton Park, into a luxury hotel.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On 21 March 2021, Cunliffe-Lister succeeded his father as Earl of Swinton, Viscount Swinton, of Masham, and Baron Masham.
On 17 June 2000, he married Felicity C. Shadbolt, daughter of Kenneth Shadbolt,<ref name=BP2003/> and they have three children:
- Lady Grace Elizabeth Cunliffe-Lister (born 2002)<ref name=BP2003/>
- William Edward Cunliffe-Lister, Lord Masham (born 2004), heir apparent
- Timothy Cunliffe-Lister (born 2007)
Title succession chartEdit
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Line of successionEdit
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- File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton (1884–1972)
- Maj. Hon. John Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister (1913–1943)
- File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg David Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton (1937–2006)
- File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg Nicholas John Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton (1939–2021)
- File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton (born 1970)
- (1) William Edward Cunliffe-Lister, Lord Masham (born 2004)
- (2) Hon. Timothy Samuel Cunliffe-Lister (born 2007)
- (3) Hon. Simon Charles Cunliffe-Lister (born 1977)
- (4) Joss Nicholas Cunliffe-Lister (born 2008)
- (5) Otis Arthur Cunliffe-Lister (born 2010)
- (6) Inigo John Cunliffe-Lister (born 2012)
- (7) Sholto Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister (born 2016)
- File:Coronet of a British Earl.svg Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton (born 1970)
- Hon. Philip Ingram Cunliffe-Lister (1918–1956)
- (8) Julian Michael Cunliffe-Lister (born 1949)
- Maj. Hon. John Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister (1913–1943)
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- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, Template:Page needed
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