Viscount Gough
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Viscount Gough, of Goojerat in the Punjab and of the city of Limerick, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1849 for the military commander Hugh Gough, 1st Baron Gough
. He had already been created a Baronet, of Synone and Drangan, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, on 23 December 1842, and Baron Gough, of ChingKangFoo in China and of Maharajpore and the Sutlej in the East Indies, in 1849, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lord Gough later became a Field Marshal
. As of 2009 the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the fifth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1951.
The family seat is Keppoch House, near Dingwall
, Ross-shire
.
There is no heir to the titles.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1849 for the military commander Hugh Gough, 1st Baron Gough
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough
Field Marshal Sir Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, KP, GCSI, KCB, PC , was an Irish British Army officer. He was said to have commanded in more general actions than any other British officer of the 19th century except the Duke of Wellington.- Early career :Born at Woodstown House, Co...
. He had already been created a Baronet, of Synone and Drangan, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, on 23 December 1842, and Baron Gough, of ChingKangFoo in China and of Maharajpore and the Sutlej in the East Indies, in 1849, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Lord Gough later became a Field Marshal
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
. As of 2009 the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the fifth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1951.
The family seat is Keppoch House, near Dingwall
Dingwall
Dingwall is a town and former royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of 5,026. It was formerly an east-coast harbor but now lies inland. Dingwall Castle was once the biggest castle north of Stirling. On the town's present-day outskirts lies Tulloch Castle, parts...
, Ross-shire
Ross-shire
Ross-shire is an area in the Highland Council Area in Scotland. The name is now used as a geographic or cultural term, equivalent to Ross. Until 1889 the term denoted a county of Scotland, also known as the County of Ross...
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Viscounts Gough (1849)
- Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount GoughHugh Gough, 1st Viscount GoughField Marshal Sir Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, KP, GCSI, KCB, PC , was an Irish British Army officer. He was said to have commanded in more general actions than any other British officer of the 19th century except the Duke of Wellington.- Early career :Born at Woodstown House, Co...
(1779–1869) - George Stephens Gough, 2nd Viscount GoughGeorge Gough, 2nd Viscount GoughGeorge Stephens Gough, 2nd Viscount Gough. Born 18 January 1815. Died 31 May 1895.Married Sarah-Elizabeth Palliser 17/10/1841, she b? d 17/8/1841 3 June 1846 to Jane Arbuthnot b 22/10/1816 in Edinburgh d 3/2/1892, daughter of George Arbuthnot, 1st of Elderslie 1772-1843 &...
(1815–1895) - Hugh Gough, 3rd Viscount GoughHugh Gough, 3rd Viscount GoughHugh Gough, 3rd Viscount Gough, Bt, KCVO, DL. Born 27 August 1849. Died 14 October 1919. Educated at Brasenose College, Oxford .Married, 5 October 1889, Lady Georgina Pakenham , elder daughter of 4th Earl of Longford, GCB.-External links:*...
(1849–1919) - Hugh William Gough, 4th Viscount GoughHugh Gough, 4th Viscount GoughHugh William Gough, 4th Viscount Gough, Bt, MC. Born 22 February 1892. Died 4 December 1952.Educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford...
(1892–1951) - Shane Hugh Maryon Gough, 5th Viscount GoughShane Gough, 5th Viscount GoughShane Hugh Maryon Gough, 5th Viscount Gough, Bt , is a peer of the United Kingdom. He was educated at Winchester College and Sandhurst. Son of Hugh William Gough, 4th Viscount Gough, Bt, MC, and Margaretta Elizabeth Maryon-Wilson.-Career:...
(b. 1941)
There is no heir to the titles.