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Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created in 1866 for the prominent Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician John Wodehouse, 3rd Baron Wodehouse
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley KG , PC , known as the Lord Wodehouse from 1846 to 1866, was a British Liberal politician...
. During his long political career he notably held office as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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, Secretary of State for the Colonies
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, Secretary of State for India
Secretary of State for India
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and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. At first a Liberal like his father, he later joined the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
, becoming the first Labour member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
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. His eldest son, the third Earl, represented Norfolk Mid in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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as a Liberal. the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the fifth Earl, who succeeded his father in 2002.
The title of Baron Wodehouse, of Kimberley in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Peerage of Great Britain
Peerage of Great Britain
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in 1797 for Sir John Wodehouse, 6th Baronet, of Wilberhall
John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse
John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse , known as Sir John Wodehouse, 6th Baronet, from 1777 to 1797, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
. He had previously represented Norfolk
Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Norfolk was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament...
in Parliament. His son, the second Baron, sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Great Bedwyn
Great Bedwyn (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Bedwyn was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1295–1640:-1640–1832:Notes...
and Marlborough
Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Marlborough was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.e-1295-1640:-1640-1868:...
. He was succeeded by his grandson, the aforementioned third Baron (the son of the Hon. Henry Wodehouse), who was created Earl of Kimberley in 1866.
The Baronetcy, of Wilberhall in the County of Norfolk, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1611 for Philip Wodehouse, previously Member of Parliament for Castle Rising
Castle Rising (UK Parliament constituency)
Castle Rising was a parliamentary borough in Norfolk, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
. His son, the second Baronet, was Member of Parliament for Thetford
Thetford (UK Parliament constituency)
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. He was succeeded by his son, the third Baronet, who represented Thetford as well as Norfolk in the House of Commons. His grandson, the fourth Baronet, was also Member of Parliament for these constituencies. His son, the fifth Baronet, represented Norfolk in Parliament. He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned sixth Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1797.
Several other members of the Wodehouse family have also gained distinction. The author P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE was an English humorist, whose body of work includes novels, short stories, plays, poems, song lyrics, and numerous pieces of journalism. He enjoyed enormous popular success during a career that lasted more than seventy years and his many writings continue to be...
was the great-grandson of Reverend Philip Wodehouse, second son of the fifth Baronet. The politician Edmond Wodehouse
Edmond Wodehouse (1784–1855)
-Background:Wodehouse was the son of Thomas Wodehouse, younger son of Sir Armine Wodehouse, 5th Baronet and brother of John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse. His mother was Sarah, daughter of Pryse Campbell.-Political career:...
was the son of Thomas Wodehouse, third son of the fifth Baronet. His eldest son was the colonial administrator Sir Philip Wodehouse, Governor of Bombay from 1872 to 1877. Sir Philip Wodehouse's son Edmond Wodehouse
Edmond Wodehouse
Edmond Robert Wodehouse PC , was an English Liberal and Liberal Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1906....
represented Bath
Bath (UK Parliament constituency)
Bath is a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously of the House of Commons of England. It is an ancient constituency which has been constantly represented in Parliament since boroughs were first summoned to send members in the 13th century...
in the House of Commons as a Unionist
Conservative Party (UK)
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. The Hon. Armine Wodehouse
Armine Wodehouse (MP)
Armine Wodehouse CB , was a British civil servant and Liberal politician.Wodehouse was a younger son of Foreign Secretary John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, and his wife Lady Florence, daughter of Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare...
, younger son of the first Earl, was a civil servant and Liberal politician.
Wodehouse Baronets, of Wilberhall (1611)
- Sir Philip Woodhouse, 1st Baronet (d. 1623)
- Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd BaronetSir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd BaronetSir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet , was an English baronet and Member of Parliament.Wodehouse was the son of Sir Philip Wodehouse, 1st Baronet, of Kimberley, Norfolk, and Grizell, daughter of William Yelverton...
(c. 1585–1658) - Sir Philip Wodehouse, 3rd BaronetSir Philip Wodehouse, 3rd BaronetSir Philip Wodehouse, 3rd Baronet was an English baronet and Member of Parliament.Wodehouse was the son of Sir Thomas Wodehouse, 2nd Baronet, and Blanche, daughter of John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon...
(1608–1681)- Sir Thomas Wodehouse (d. 1661)
- Sir John Wodehouse, 4th BaronetSir John Wodehouse, 4th BaronetSir John Wodehouse, 4th Baronet was a British Member of Parliament.A member of an old Norfolk family, Wodehouse succeeded his grandfather in the baronetcy 6 May 1681. In 1695 he was elected to the House of Commons for Thetford, a seat he held until 1698 and again from 1701 to 1702 and 1705 to...
(1669–1754) - Sir Armine Wodehouse, 5th BaronetSir Armine Wodehouse, 5th BaronetSir Armine Wodehouse, 5th Baronet , was a British Member of Parliament.Wodehouse was the son of Sir John Wodehouse, 4th Baronet, and Mary Fermor. He was elected to the House of Commons for Norfolk in 1737, a seat he held until 1768...
(c. 1714–1777) - Sir John Wodehouse, 6th BaronetJohn Wodehouse, 1st Baron WodehouseJohn Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse , known as Sir John Wodehouse, 6th Baronet, from 1777 to 1797, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
(1741–1834) (created Baron Wodehouse in 1797)
Barons Wodehouse (1797)
- John Wodehouse, 1st Baron WodehouseJohn Wodehouse, 1st Baron WodehouseJohn Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse , known as Sir John Wodehouse, 6th Baronet, from 1777 to 1797, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
(1741–1834) - John Wodehouse, 2nd Baron WodehouseJohn Wodehouse, 2nd Baron WodehouseJohn Wodehouse, 2nd Baron Wodehouse , styled The Honourable John Wodehouse from 1797 to 1834, was a British peer and Member of Parliament....
(1770–1846)- Hon. Henry Wodehouse (1799–1834)
- John Wodehouse, 3rd Baron WodehouseJohn Wodehouse, 1st Earl of KimberleyJohn Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley KG , PC , known as the Lord Wodehouse from 1846 to 1866, was a British Liberal politician...
(1826–1902) (created Earl of Kimberley in 1866)
Earls of Kimberley (1866)
- John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of KimberleyJohn Wodehouse, 1st Earl of KimberleyJohn Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley KG , PC , known as the Lord Wodehouse from 1846 to 1866, was a British Liberal politician...
(1826–1902) - John Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of KimberleyJohn Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of KimberleyJohn Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of Kimberley , known as Lord Wodehouse from 1866 to 1902, was a British peer and landowner, who was the first member of the Labour Party in the House of Lords....
(1848–1932) - John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of KimberleyJohn Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of KimberleyJohn Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley CBE MC was a British peer, known from 1902 to 1932 as Lord Wodehouse.-Biography:...
(1883–1941) - John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of KimberleyJohn Wodehouse, 4th Earl of KimberleyJohn Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley was the oft-married Earl of Kimberley from 1941 to 2002. He inherited the title when his father, John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley, was killed in an air raid...
(1924–2002) - John Armine Wodehouse, 5th Earl of KimberleyJohn Wodehouse, 5th Earl of KimberleyJohn Armine Wodehouse, 5th Earl of Kimberley is the only child of John Wodehouse, 4th Earl of Kimberley and Carmel Maguire, daughter of Mickey Maguire, welterweight champion of Australia. He succeeded to the earldom and barony in 2002....
(b. 1951)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
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is the present holder's only son David Simon John Wodehouse, Lord Wodehouse (b. 1978)