Viscount Eccles

Viscount Eccles, of Chute in the County of Wiltshire, England, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1964 for the Conservative politician Sir David Eccles. He had already been created Baron Eccles, of Chute in the County of Wiltshire, in 1962. As of 2006 the titles are held by his son, the second Viscount. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a Conservative. His wife Diana Catherine Eccles was created a life peer as Baroness Eccles of Moulton, of Moulton in the County of North Yorkshire, in 1990, making the couple an unusual husband and wife pair both sitting in the House of Lords. Lady Eccles of Moulton also sits on the Conservative benches.

The present Lord Eccles and his family are life tenants of Moulton Hall, Moulton, near Richmond, North Yorkshire, a 17th-century house, the property of the National Trust. The actual manor house, the former Moulton Hall, burned to the ground in 1921.

Viscounts Eccles (1964)

*David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles (1904-1999)
*John Dawson Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles (b. 1931)

The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. William David Eccles (b. 9 June 1960)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.leighrayment.com/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
* [http://moulton.22plus3.co.uk/index.htm Moulton]