Peter Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard

British peer

The Right Honourable The Earl of Granard

Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer 19 November 1992 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 9th Earl of Granard
Succeeded by	Seat abolished^[a]

Personal details
Born	Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes (1957-03-15) 15 March 1957 (age 67)
Parents	Hon. John Forbes Joan Smith

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

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

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]

Jonathan Peter Hastings Forbes, Viscount Forbes (b. 1981)^[1]
Hon. David Robert Hastings Forbes (b. 1984)^[1]
Lady Lisa Ann Forbes (b. 1986)^[1]
Hon. Edward Hastings Forbes (b. 1989)^[1]

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

Notes

^ Seat abolished by the House of Lords Act 1999.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. p. 1629.
^ Kennedy, Maev (9 October 1995). "'Lost' royal boy back on view". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ "NOT ABLES AT RITES FOR EARL OF GRANARD". The New York Times. 14 September 1948. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 416.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ ^a ^b "Sir Arthur Forbes, Earl of Granard, 77". The New York Times. 21 November 1992.
^ "Granard, 10th Earl of, (Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes) (born 15 March 1957)". ukwhoswho.com/. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U17837. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ Debrett's Peerage Ltd (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage: With Her Majesty's Royal Warrant Holders. Debrett's Peerage. p. 531. ISBN 9780312046408.
^ "EARL OF GRANARD". clan-forbes.org. ClanForbesSociety. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ TIMES, Special Cable to THE NEW YORK (28 February 1923). "SENATOR AND JUDGE LOSE IRISH RESIDENCES; Rebels Blow Up Earl of Granard's Castle -- Twenty-Four Irregulars Reported Captured". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Granard

Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by Arthur Forbes	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 Arthur Forbes	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 Arthur Forbes	Baronet of Castle Forbes 1992–present	Incumbent Heir apparent: Jonathan Forbes, Viscount Forbes

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