Baron Graves
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Lord Graves, Baron of Gravesend, in the County of Londonderry, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
. It was created in 1794 for the naval commander Admiral Thomas Graves
. He was second in command at the Battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794. His son, the second Baron, represented Okehampton
, Windsor
and Milborne Port
. He was succeeded by his son, the third Baron. This line of the family failed on the death of his son, the fourth Baron, in 1904.
The late Baron was succeeded by his first cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the son of the Hon. Henry Richard Graves, third son of the second Baron. On the death of his own son and only mail heir, this line of the family also failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his first cousin, the seventh Baron, the son of Claude Thomas Graves, younger son of the Hon. Henry Richard Graves, third son of the second Baron. His son, the eighth Baron, was an actor (as Peter Graves). When the eighth Baron died in 1994, this line of the family also failed. He was succeeded by his second cousin, the ninth Baron, the grandson of the Hon. Adolphus Edward Paget Graves, younger son of the Hon. Henry Richard Graves, third son of the second Baron. the title is held by his son, the tenth Baron, Timothy Evelyn Graves, who succeeded in 2002, and who, like his father, also lives in Australia
.
Peerage of Ireland
The Peerage of Ireland is the term used for those titles of nobility created by the English and later British monarchs of Ireland in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland. The creation of such titles came to an end in the 19th century. The ranks of the Irish peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl,...
. It was created in 1794 for the naval commander Admiral Thomas Graves
Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves
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. He was second in command at the Battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794. His son, the second Baron, represented Okehampton
Okehampton (UK Parliament constituency)
Okehampton was a parliamentary borough in Devon, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1301 and 1313, then continuously from 1640 to 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
, Windsor
Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)
Windsor is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In its modern form, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:...
and Milborne Port
Milborne Port (UK Parliament constituency)
Milborne Port is a former parliamentary borough located in Somerset. It elected two members to the unreformed House of Commons between 1298 and 1307 and again from 1628, but was disenfranchised in the Reform Act 1832 as a rotten borough.- MPs 1640–1832 :...
. He was succeeded by his son, the third Baron. This line of the family failed on the death of his son, the fourth Baron, in 1904.
The late Baron was succeeded by his first cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the son of the Hon. Henry Richard Graves, third son of the second Baron. On the death of his own son and only mail heir, this line of the family also failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his first cousin, the seventh Baron, the son of Claude Thomas Graves, younger son of the Hon. Henry Richard Graves, third son of the second Baron. His son, the eighth Baron, was an actor (as Peter Graves). When the eighth Baron died in 1994, this line of the family also failed. He was succeeded by his second cousin, the ninth Baron, the grandson of the Hon. Adolphus Edward Paget Graves, younger son of the Hon. Henry Richard Graves, third son of the second Baron. the title is held by his son, the tenth Baron, Timothy Evelyn Graves, who succeeded in 2002, and who, like his father, also lives in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Barons Graves (1794)
- Thomas Graves, 1st Baron GravesThomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves|-|-...
(1725–1802) - Thomas North Graves, 2nd Baron GravesThomas Graves, 2nd Baron GravesThomas North Graves, 2nd Baron Graves was a British peer and Member of Parliament.Graves was the son of Admiral Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves. He succeeded his father as second Baron Graves in 1802, but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords...
(1775–1830) - Thomas William Graves, 3rd Baron Graves (1804–1870)
- Clarence Edward Graves, 4th Baron Graves (1847–1904)
- Henry Cyril Percy Graves, 5th Baron Graves (1847–1914)
- Clarence Percy Rivers Graves, 6th Baron Graves (1871–1937)
- Henry Algernon Claude Graves, 7th Baron Graves (1877–1963)
- Peter George Wellesley Graves, 8th Baron GravesPeter Graves, 8th Baron GravesPeter George Wellesley Graves, 8th Baron Graves , was a British actor.Born in London, Graves was the son of Henry Algernon Claude Graves, 7th Baron Graves. Admiral Thomas Graves, 1st Baron Graves, was his great-great-great-grandfather...
(1911–1994) - Evelyn Paget Graves, 9th Baron Graves (1926–2002)
- Timothy Evelyn Graves, 10th Baron Graves (b. 1960)