Peerage Record – 55208

     Ernest Edward Porritt was born on 19 March 1870.¹ He was the son of Reverend Thomas Porritt and Elizabeth Dunlop.² He married Ivy Elizabeth Mackenzie, daughter of Alexander John Mackenzie, on 22 May 1899.¹ He died on 30 April 1950 at age 80.¹
     He was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School, Wanganui, New Zealand^G.¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, England.¹ He was awarded the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers’ Decoration (V.D.)¹ He served in the Samoan Expeditionary Force in 1914.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel between 1916 and 1917 in the New Zealand Hospital Ship Maheno.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Harold Elliott Porritt was born in 1874.¹ He was the son of Reverend Thomas Porritt and Elizabeth Dunlop.²
     He was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School, Wanganui, New Zealand^G.¹

     Oscar A. Porritt is the son of Reverend Thomas Porritt and Elizabeth Dunlop.²

     Alexander John Mackenzie lived at Abingdon, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹

     Ivy Elizabeth Mackenzie was the daughter of Alexander John Mackenzie.² She married Ernest Edward Porritt, son of Reverend Thomas Porritt and Elizabeth Dunlop, on 22 May 1899.¹ She died on 20 May 1914.¹
     From 22 May 1899, her married name became Porritt.¹

     Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt was born on 10 August 1900.¹ He was the son of Ernest Edward Porritt and Ivy Elizabeth Mackenzie.³ He married, firstly, Mary Frances Wynne Bond, daughter of William Bond, in 1926.¹ He married, secondly, Kathleen Mary Peck, daughter of Alfred Sydney Peck, on 20 December 1946.¹ He died on 1 January 1994 at age 93.^4,1
     He was educated at Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand^G.¹ He was awarded the Olympic Bronze Medal in 1924 in the 100 metres.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1925 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital, London, England^G, in 1928 with a Bachelor of Surgery (B.Ch.)¹ He was registered as a Licentiate, Royal College of Physicians, London (L.R.C.P.) in 1928.¹ He co-authored the book Athletics, published 1929.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.) in 1930.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)¹ He graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital, London, England^G, in 1932 with a Master of Surgery (M.Ch.)¹ He was Surgeon-in-Ordinary to HRH The Duke of York in 1936.¹ He was Surgeon to HM Household between 1937 and 1946.¹ He co-authored the book Essentials of Modern Surgery, published 1938.¹ He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Surgeons of England.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1943.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1945.¹ He was Surgeon to HM George VI between 1946 and 1952.¹ He was awarded the United States Legion of Merit.¹ He was Vice-Presidet of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games Federation.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1950.¹ He was Serjeant-Surgeon to HM The Queen between 1952 and 1967.¹ He was Consulting Surgeon of the Army between 1954 and 1967.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) in 1957.¹ He was chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee, Ministry of Overseas Development and Medical Services Review Committee in 1958.¹ He held the office of President of the British Medical Association between 1960 and 1961.¹ He held the office of President of the Royal College of Surgeons (P.R.C.S.) between 1960 and 1963.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1963.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Porritt, of Wanganui, New Zealand and of Hampstead, Greater London [U.K.] on 25 January 1963.¹ He was Master of the Apotheacaries’ Society between 1964 and 1966.¹ He held the office of President of the Royal Society of Medicine between 1966 and 1967.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1967.¹ He held the office of Governor-General of New Zealand between 1967 and 1972.¹ He gained the rank of Brigadier in the Royal Army Medical Corps 21 Army Group.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) by St. Andrew’s University, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G.¹ He was director of Sterling Winthrop between 1973 and 1994.¹ He was created Baron Porritt, of Wanganui in New Zealand and of Hampstead, Greater London [U.K. Life Peer] on 5 February 1973.⁴

     Mary Frances Wynne Bond is the daughter of William Bond.² She married Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt, son of Ernest Edward Porritt and Ivy Elizabeth Mackenzie, in 1926.¹
     From 1926, her married name became Porritt.¹

     Charles Moore McMahon was born circa 1757 at Ireland.¹ He married Isabella Clarges, daughter of Colonel George Clarges and Lavinia St. Leger, on 5 June 1784 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.¹ He died in August 1830 at Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland.¹ He was buried on 7 August 1830 at Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland.¹

     Jeremy Charles Porritt was born on 19 January 1953.¹ He is the son of Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt and Kathleen Mary Peck.² He married Penny Moore, daughter of J. H. Moore, in 1980.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He lived at Château de la Chevalerie, Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque, Haute-Normandie, France.¹