14-698: Baron Feversham is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The first creation, in the Peerage of Great Britain, came in 1747 when Anthony Duncombe , who had earlier represented Salisbury and Downton in the House of Commons , was made Lord Feversham , Baron of Downton, in the County of Wilts. He had previously inherited half of
28-631: A non-social context, 'Your Grace'. The last non-royal dukedom of Great Britain was created in 1766, and the last marquessate of Great Britain was created in 1796. Creation of the remaining ranks ceased when the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was formed; subsequent creations of peers were in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The last 8 (6 non-royal and two royal) people who were created hereditary peers (from 1798 to 1800) were: Currently none Augustus Duncombe Augustus Duncombe (2 November 1814 – 26 January 1880)
42-470: A spacious approach. It was named Duncombe Place in his honour. Duncombe married, on 13 May 1841, Lady Harriet Christian Douglas, the second child of Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry , and founder, in 1870, of York's St Stephen's Orphanage. Lady Harriet died in London on 26 July 1902, at the age of 93. They had three daughters and two sons: This article about a Church of England dean
56-648: Is the present holder's son, the Hon. Orlando Balthazar Duncombe (born 2009). Peerage of Great Britain The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800 . It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland , but was itself replaced by the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801. The ranks of
70-676: The Lords. In the following table of peers of Great Britain, holders of higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed. Those peers who are known by a higher title in one of the other peerages are listed in italics . The ranks of the peerage are Duke , Marquess , Earl , Viscount , and Baron . Marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons are all addressed as 'Lord X', where 'X' represents either their territory or surname pertaining to their title. Marchionesses, countesses, viscountesses and baronesses are all addressed as 'Lady X'. Dukes and duchesses are addressed just as 'Duke' or 'Duchess' or, in
84-514: The Peerage of Great Britain are Duke , Marquess , Earl , Viscount and Baron . Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 , all peers of Great Britain could sit in the House of Lords . Some peerages of Great Britain were created for peers in the Peerage of Scotland and Peerage of Ireland as they did not have an automatic seat in the House of Lords until the Peerage Act 1963 which gave Scottish Peers an automatic right to sit in
98-499: The enormous fortune of his uncle Sir Charles Duncombe . However, Lord Feversham had no sons and the barony became extinct on his death in 1763. The peerage was revived in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1826 in favour of his kinsman Charles Duncombe , who was created Baron Feversham , of Duncombe Park in the County of York . He was a former Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury , Aldborough , Heytesbury and Newport . Duncombe
112-472: The first Baron of the 1747 creation, was a wealthy banker. Thomas Slingsby Duncombe , nephew of the first Baron of the 1826 creation, was a Radical politician. The aforementioned Admiral Arthur Duncombe, fourth son of the first Baron, was an Admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament. He was the father of 1) Arthur Duncombe , a Conservative Member of Parliament, and 2) George Augustus Duncombe, who
126-687: The third Baron. He represented East Retford and the North Riding of Yorkshire in the House of Commons as a Conservative. On 25 July 1868 he was created Viscount Helmsley , of Helmsley in the North Riding of the County of York , and Earl of Feversham , of Ryedale in the North Riding of the County of York. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Earl , who sat in Parliament as a Conservative representative for Thirsk and Malton . He
140-433: Was Dean of York from 1858 until his death. Duncombe was born the seventh child and fifth son of Charles Duncombe, 1st Baron Feversham , and educated at Worcester College, Oxford . He was Rector of Kirby Misperton , then Prebendary of Bole , before his appointment as Dean. During his tenure, the approach to York Minster from the south-west was widened by the construction (via the demolition of Minster Close ) of
154-456: Was created a baronet in 1919 (see Duncombe baronets ). The Very Reverend Augustus Duncombe (1814–1880), younger son of the first Baron, was Dean of York. The Honourable Octavius Duncombe , younger son of the first Baron, represented the North Riding of Yorkshire in Parliament. The ancestral seat of the Duncombe family is Duncombe Park near Helmsley , Yorkshire . The heir apparent
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#1732787609790168-544: Was killed in the First World War , when the titles were inherited by his son, the third Earl. He notably served as a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords ) from 1934 to 1936 in the National Government . On his death in 1963 the viscountcy and earldom became extinct. However, he was succeeded in the barony of Feversham by his distant relative (his fourth cousin), the sixth Baron. He
182-414: Was the grandson of Thomas Duncombe, son of John Brown (who assumed the surname Duncombe) by his wife Ursula Duncombe, aunt of the first Baron of the 1747 creation. Ursula had inherited the other half of her brother Sir Charles Duncombe's fortune. Lord Feversham son, the second Baron, sat as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Yorkshire and the North Riding of Yorkshire . He was succeeded by his son,
196-511: Was the great-great-grandson of Admiral the Honourable Arthur Duncombe , fourth son of the first Baron. As of 2018 the title is held by his eldest son, the seventh Baron, who succeeded in 2009. Several other members of the Duncombe family have also gained distinction. Anthony Duncombe , father of the first Baron of the 1747 creation, was Member of Parliament for Hedon . The aforementioned Sir Charles Duncombe , uncle of
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