Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Weetman John Churchill Pearson, 3rd Viscount Cowdray
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael Orlando Weetman Pearson, 4th Viscount Cowdray
February 04, 2023
viscount, cowdray, cowdray, county, sussex, title, peerage, united, kingdom, created, 1917, industrialist, weetman, pearson, baron, cowdray, head, pearson, conglomerate, already, been, created, baronet, paddockhurst, parish, worth, county, sussex, airlie, gard. Viscount Cowdray of Cowdray in the County of Sussex is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 2 It was created in 1917 for the industrialist Weetman Pearson 1st Baron Cowdray head of the Pearson conglomerate He had already been created a Baronet of Paddockhurst in the Parish of Worth in the County of Sussex and of Airlie Gardens in the Parish of St Mary Abbots Kensington in the County of London on 26 June 1894 3 and Baron Cowdray of Midhurst in the County of Sussex in 1910 4 His son the second Viscount sat as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Eye His son the third Viscount after serving in World War II where he lost an arm was Chairman of the family firm of Pearson Plc from 1954 to 1977 The titles are held by the latter s son the fourth Viscount who succeeded in 1995 5 Weetman Pearson1st Viscount CowdrayKnown forEngineering projects Oil companies MP Colchester PhilanthropyBornWeetman Dickinson Pearson 15 July 1856Shelley Kirkburton West Yorkshire EnglandDied1 May 1927 1927 05 01 aged 70 1 Dunecht House Aberdeenshire ScotlandSpouse s Annie Cass Pearson 1st Viscountess CowdrayIssueHarold Pearson 2nd Viscount Cowdray Bernard Clive Pearson Francis Geoffrey Pearson Gertrude Denman Baroness DenmanOccupationEngineer building contractor Member of ParliamentThe family seat is Cowdray Park West Sussex near Midhurst Sussex 6 which the 4th Viscount put up for sale in 2011 and later proposed converting into apartments 7 Contents 1 Viscounts Cowdray 1917 2 References 2 1 Attribution 3 External linksViscounts Cowdray 1917 EditWeetman Dickinson Pearson 1st Viscount Cowdray 1856 1927 Weetman Harold Miller Pearson 2nd Viscount Cowdray 1882 1933 Weetman John Churchill Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray 1910 1995 Michael Orlando Weetman Pearson 4th Viscount Cowdray born 1944 The heir apparent is the present holder s son Hon Peregrine John Dickinson Pearson born 1994 8 References Edit Spender J A Weetman Pearson First Viscount Cowdray 1930 Cassel and Company LTD Printed in London pgs 2 272 No 29924 The London Gazette 30 January 1917 p 1053 No 26526 The London Gazette 26 June 1894 p 3652 No 28398 The London Gazette 22 July 1910 p 5268 Obituaries Viscount Cowdray independent co uk 21 January 1995 Meet the Cowdrays The family at the heart of British polo tatler com Retrieved 6 June 2019 Viscount Cowdray to Convert Ancestral Home into Luxury Flats Viscount Cowdray cracroftspeerage co uk Attribution Edit Hesilrige Arthur G M 1921 Debrett s Peerage and Titles of courtesy London Dean amp Son p 244 Kidd Charles Williamson David editors Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition New York St Martin s Press 1990 page needed Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed External links Edit The Cowdray Estate Cowdray co uk Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Weetman John Churchill Pearson 3rd Viscount Cowdray Hansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Michael Orlando Weetman Pearson 4th Viscount Cowdray Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viscount Cowdray amp oldid 1113488802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
