- Viscount Devonport
Viscount Devonport, of Wittington in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1917 for the Liberal politician and formerMember of Parliament for Devonport Hudson Ewbanke Kearley. He had already been created a Baronet, of Wittingham in the County of Buckingham, in 1908, and Baron Devonport, of Wittington in the County of Buckingham, in 1910. As of 2006 the titles are held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1973.The family seat is
Ray Demesne , nearKirkwhelpington ,Northumberland . The family surname is pronounced "Keerly" (rhymes with "nearly").Viscounts Devonport (1917)
*Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport (1856-1934)
*Gerald Chester Kearley, 2nd Viscount Devonport (1890-1973)
*Terence Kearley, 3rd Viscount Devonport (b. 1944)The
Heir Presumptive is the present holder's first cousin, Chester Dagley Hugh Kearley (b. 1932)The Heir Presumptive's
Heir Apparent is his son David Kearley (b. 1982)References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
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