Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow

Roualeyn Robert Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow (born 13 April 1952), is a British hereditary peer[1] and chartered surveyor [2] who sits as a crossbench member of the House of Lords.

Official portrait, 2019

He was elected to sit in the House at a crossbench hereditary peers' by-election in February 2015, following the resignation of Lord Chorley.[3]

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 (b. 1986);
The Hon. Iona Tessa Bridget Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (b. 1987);
The Hon. George Patrick Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (b. 1990);
The Hon. Lorna Belinda Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (b. 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.

References
  1. "Roualeyn Robert Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow of Thurlow". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. Beamish, David (14 January 2015). "Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election" (PDF). House of Lords. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. Beamish, David (3 February 2015). "Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election, February 2015: result" (PDF). House of Lords. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Francis Hovell-Thurlow-
Cumming-Bruce		 Baron Thurlow
2013–present
Member of the House of Lords
(2015–present)		 Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Nicholas Hovell-Thurlow-
Cumming-Bruce
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