Peerage Record – 8016

     Reverend Arthur Henry Fletcher lived at Chelsea, London, England^G.¹ He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹

     Major George Derek Cooper is the son of Captain George Stanley Cooper.¹ He married, firstly, Pamela Armstrong-Lushington-Tulloch, daughter of Kinmont Willie Armstrong-Lushington-Tulloch.² He married Pamela Margaret Fletcher, daughter of Reverend Arthur Henry Fletcher, on 30 July 1952.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Life Guards.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)¹ Major George Derek Cooper usually went by his middle name of Derek.¹ He lived at Dunlewey, County Donegal, Ireland^G.²

     Alexander Patrick Greysteil Hore-Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie was born on 26 November 1939.² He was the son of Major Hon. Alexander Hardinge Patrick Hore-Ruthven and Pamela Margaret Fletcher.² He married, firstly, Alexandra Bingley, daughter of Lt.-Col. Robert Albert Glanville Bingley and Mary Olivia Lenox-Conyngham, on 1 November 1962.¹ He and Alexandra Bingley were divorced in 1974.² He married, secondly, Adelheid Gräfin von der Schulenburg, daughter of Fritz Dietlof Graf von der Schulenburg and Charlotte Kotelmann, on 2 November 1974.¹ He died on 24 September 2021 at age 81.³
     Alexander Patrick Greysteil Hore-Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie usually went by his middle name of Grey.² He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Ruthven of Canberra [U.K., 1945] on 2 May 1955.² He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Gowrie [U.K., 1945] on 2 May 1955.² He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Gowrie, of Canberra, Australia and of Dirleton, co. East Lothian [U.K., 1935] on 2 May 1955.² He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Ruthven of Gowrie, of Gowrie, co. Perth [U.K., 1919] on 16 April 1956.² He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms, and matriculated his arms at the Lyons Court on 2 April 1959.² He was educated at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G.² He wrote the book Postcard From Don Giovanni, published 1972.² He held the office of Lord-in-Waiting between 1972 and 1974.² He wrote the book The Genius of British Painting, published 1975, jointly.² He held the office of Minister of State, Employment between 1979 and 1981.² He held the office of Minister of State, Northern Ireland between 1981 and 1983.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1983.² He held the office of Minister of Arts between 1983 and 1985.² He held the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1984 and 1985.² He was chairman of Sotheby’s between 1985 and 1994.²

     Malise Walter Maitland Knox Hore-Ruthven was born on 14 May 1942.¹ He is the son of Major Hon. Alexander Hardinge Patrick Hore-Ruthven and Pamela Margaret Fletcher.¹ He married Ianthe Hodgkinson, daughter of Commander Robert Hugh Hodgkinson and Wenda Ward-Jackson, in 1967.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He wrote the book Islam in the World, published 1984.¹ He wrote the book The Divine Supermarket, published 1989.¹

     Alistair Malise Hore-Ruthven was born on 2 August 1917.¹ He was the son of Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie and Zara Eileen Pollok.¹ He died circa 1918, in infancy.¹

     Alexandra Bingley is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Robert Albert Glanville Bingley and Mary Olivia Lenox-Conyngham.² She married, firstly, Alexander Patrick Greysteil Hore-Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie, son of Major Hon. Alexander Hardinge Patrick Hore-Ruthven and Pamela Margaret Fletcher, on 1 November 1962.¹ She and Alexander Patrick Greysteil Hore-Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie were divorced in 1974.² She married, secondly, Jeremy Hardie, son of Sir Charles Hardie, in April 1978.²
     After her marriage, Alexandra Bingley was styled as Countess of Gowrie on 1 November 1962. From 1 November 1962, her married name became Hore-Ruthven. From April 1978, her married name became Hardie.²

     Adelheid Gräfin von der Schulenburg was born in 1943.¹ She is the daughter of Fritz Dietlof Graf von der Schulenburg and Charlotte Kotelmann.² She married Alexander Patrick Greysteil Hore-Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie, son of Major Hon. Alexander Hardinge Patrick Hore-Ruthven and Pamela Margaret Fletcher, on 2 November 1974.³
     From 2 November 1974, her married name became Hore-Ruthven. After her marriage, Adelheid Gräfin von der Schulenburg was styled as Countess of Gowrie on 2 November 1974.

     Patrick Leo Brer Hore-Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie was born on 4 February 1964.¹ He is the son of Alexander Patrick Greysteil Hore-Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie and Alexandra Bingley.¹ He married Julie Goldsmith in February 1990.¹
     Patrick Leo Brer Hore-Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie usually went by his middle name of Brer.¹ He was styled as Viscount Ruthven of Canberra between 1964 and 2021.¹ He was operations director of Camphor Ltd.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baron Ruthven of Gowrie, of Gowrie, co. Perth [U.K., 1919] on 24 September 2021. He succeeded as the 3rd Baron Gowrie, of Canberra, Australia and of Dirleton, co. East Lothian [U.K., 1935] on 24 September 2021. He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount Ruthven of Canberra [U.K., 1945] on 24 September 2021. He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Gowrie [U.K., 1945] on 24 September 2021.

     Colonel Hon. Christian Malise Hore-Ruthven was born on 24 April 1880.¹ He was the son of Walter James Hore-Ruthven, 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland and Lady Caroline Annesley Gore.² He married Hon. Angela Margaret Manners, daughter of John Thomas Manners, 3rd Baron Manners of Foston and Constance Edwina Adeline Hamlyn-Fane, on 26 May 1925.¹ He died on 3 May 1969 at age 89.¹
     He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, where he was mentioned in despatches three times.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Black Watch.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1902.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded, and mentioned in despatches.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918.¹ He was commanding officer of the 15th (Durham Light Infantry) Brigade in 1929.¹ He was Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1932 and 1933.¹