Peerage Record – 4854

     William Arkwright lived at Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire, England^G.

     Gwendolen Emma Hervey is the daughter of George Henry William Hervey and Emma Arkwright.¹

     Mary Cole was the daughter of William Wells Cole.¹ She married George Henry William Hervey, son of Rt. Rev. Lord Arthur Charles Hervey and Patience Singleton, on 3 July 1879.¹ She died on 21 August 1900.¹
     Her married name became Hervey.

     Douglas George Hervey was born on 3 April 1880.¹ He was the son of George Henry William Hervey and Mary Cole.¹ He married Ida Constance Clowes, daughter of Reverend Edward Clowes, on 18 June 1913.¹
     He was educated at Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England^G.¹ He was an Inspector for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.¹

     Ida Constance Clowes was the daughter of Reverend Edward Clowes.¹ She married Douglas George Hervey, son of George Henry William Hervey and Mary Cole, on 18 June 1913.¹ She died in 1972.¹
     Her married name became Hervey.

     Reverend Edward Clowes lived at Colworth, Bexhill, Sussex, England^G.

     Edward George Hervey was born on 13 January 1917.¹ He was the son of Douglas George Hervey and Ida Constance Clowes.¹ He married Sheila Mary Howard Rocke, daughter of Walter Howard Rocke, on 31 July 1956.¹ He died on 14 April 1959 at age 42.¹

     Leon Brittan, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne was born on 25 September 1939.¹ He was the son of Joseph Brittan and Rebecca Lipetz.¹ He married Diana Clemetson in 1980.¹ He died on 21 January 2015 at age 75.³
     He was educated at Haberdasher’s Aske’s School, England^G.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was President of the Union of Cambridge University in 1960.¹ He was educated at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.^G, as a Henry Fellow.¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1962 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ In 1966 he unsuccessfully contested the seat of North Kensington, as a Conservative.¹ In 1970 he again unsuccessfully contested the seat of North Kensington.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Cleveland and Whitby between 1974 and 1983.¹ He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1978.¹ He held the office of Minister of State, Home Office between 1979 and 1981.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1981.¹ He held the office of Chief Secretary of the Treasury between 1981 and 1983.¹ He held the office of Bencher of the Inner Temple in 1983.¹ He held the office of Home Secretary between 1983 and 1985.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Richmond, Yorkshire between 1983 and 1988.¹ He held the office of Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry between 1985 and 1986.¹ He wrote the book Defense and Arms Control in a Changing Era, published 1988.¹ He was appointed Knight in 1989.¹ He was vice-president of the European Commission between 1989 and 1993.¹ He was member of the European Commission between 1989 and 1999.¹ He wrote the book Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures, published 1990 (ASIN: 094900992X.)¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) by Hull University College, Hull, Yorkshire, England^G, in 1990.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by University of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England^G, in 1990.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor (honoris causa) by University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, in 1991.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) by Durham University, Durham, County Durham, England^G, in 1992.¹ He wrote the book European Competition Policy, published 1992 (ASIN: 1857530772.)¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by Bradford University, Bradford, Yorkshire, England^G, in 1992.¹ He was Chancellor in 1993 at University of Teeside, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He wrote the book The Europe We Need, published 1994 (ASIN: 0241002494.)¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) by Bath University, Bath, Somerset, England^G, in 1995.¹ He wrote the book Globalisation versus Sovereignty, published 1997 (ASIN: 0521638844.)¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Economics (D.Ec.) by Korea University, Seoul, Korea^G, in 1997.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He wrote the book A Diet of Brussels, published 2000 (ASIN: 0316854026.)¹ He was vice-chairman of UBS Warburg in 2000.¹ He was created Baron Brittan of Spennithorne, of Spennithorne in the County of North Yorkshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 9 February 2000.¹

     Walter Howard Rocke lived at Harare, Zimbabwe^G.¹