Henry Lyttelton Alexander Hood, 8th Viscount Hood (born 16 March 1958[1]), is a British peer and solicitor. He succeeded to the viscountcy on 2 October 1999, after the death of his father, Alexander Hood, 7th Viscount Hood.[1]
henry, hood, viscount, hood, henry, lyttelton, alexander, hood, viscount, hood, born, march, 1958, british, peer, solicitor, succeeded, viscountcy, october, 1999, after, death, father, alexander, hood, viscount, hood, right, honourablethe, viscount, hoodmember. Henry Lyttelton Alexander Hood 8th Viscount Hood born 16 March 1958 1 is a British peer and solicitor He succeeded to the viscountcy on 2 October 1999 after the death of his father Alexander Hood 7th Viscount Hood 1 The Right HonourableThe Viscount HoodMember of the House of LordsLord Temporalas a hereditary peer 2 October 1999 11 November 1999Preceded byThe 7th Viscount HoodSucceeded bySeat abolished a Personal detailsBornHenry Lyttelton Alexander Hood 1958 03 16 16 March 1958 age 66 OccupationPeer solicitor His mother Diana Maud Lyttelton 1920 2008 was the second daughter of George Lyttelton of the Lyttelton family the Viscounts Cobham thus making Lord Hood a nephew of noted entertainer Humphrey Lyttelton 2 Not long after succeeding his father to the title he lost his seat in the House of Lords due to the House of Lords Act 1999 which removed all but 92 hereditary peers He most recently stood as a crossbencher in the 2018 by election following the retirement of the Earl Baldwin of Bewdley and came sixth Lord Hood married Flora Casement in 1991 The Viscountess is a maternal cousin of actor Hugh Grant The couple have three sons and two daughters 2 Lord Hood was educated at Eton College and obtained a Master of Arts degree at the University of Edinburgh before gaining law qualifications at the College of Law in 1987 3 He is a well established practising solicitor specialising in family law and mediation and heads the Family Law department at Hunters in the City of London 4 5 Notes edit Under the House of Lords Act 1999 References edit a b HANSARD 1803 2005 People Mr Henry Hood a b Burke s Peerage Baronetage and Knightage 107th Edition Vol 2 Burke s Peerage 2003 p 1955 Member Profile Henry Hood International Academy of Family Lawyers Our people Henry Hood hunters solicitors co uk Lawyer Profile UK Guide 2017 HENRY L A HOOD Chambers amp Partners External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Hood Peerage of Great Britain Preceded byAlexander Hood Viscount Hood1999 present Member of the House of Lords 1999 1999 IncumbentHeir apparent Hon Archibald Hood Baron Hood1999 present Peerage of Ireland Preceded byAlexander Hood Baron Hood1999 present IncumbentHeir apparent Hon Archibald Hood Baronetage of Great Britain Preceded byAlexander Hood Hood baronetsof Catherington1999 present IncumbentHeir apparent Hon Archibald Hood nbsp This biography of a viscount or viscountess in the Peerage of Great Britain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Hood 8th Viscount Hood amp oldid 1211041370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
