Baron Wharton

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Baron Wharton is a title in the Peerage of England.

It was created in 1544 by letters patent for Sir Thomas Wharton, who had previously served as a Member of Parliament for Cumberland, in recognition of his victory at the Battle of Solway Moss. Because of its creation by letters patent, the barony could only be passed down to male heirs.

The fifth Baron, also named Thomas, had a long and distinguished political career, serving at various times as Member of Parliament, Lord Lieutenant of Oxford and Buckingham, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord Privy Seal. He gained several peerage titles, including: Marquess of Catherlough, Marquess of Wharton, Marquess of Malmesbury, Earl of Wharton, Earl of Rathfarnham, Viscount Winchendon and Baron Trim. His son Philip became Duke of Wharton, but the title was later forfeit when the Duke of Wharton was declared an outlaw, and since there were no male heirs, the Wharton barony became extinct upon his death.

In 1844, however, the barony was claimed by Col. Charles Kemeys-Tynte. And since the document creating the peerage had been lost, the Committee for Privileges of the House of Lords ruled erroneously that the barony was created by writ and could therefore be passed down through the female line. As a consequence of their resolution, it was determined that at the death of the Duke of Wharton, the barony had fallen into abeyance between the Duke's sisters Lucy and Jane. It was further determined that, at Lucy's death in 1739, Jane remained the sole heir, and had been therefore entitled to the barony. Finally, it was determined that at Jane's death the Barony again fell into abeyance, where it remained in the nineteenth century. The Committee for Privileges, however, also ruled that it did not have the authority to terminate the abeyance because of the existence of a judgement of outlawry against Philip, Duke of Wharton. Thus the matter remained unresolved for 72 years.

On 15 February 1916, the abeyance was terminated by a writ of summons from King George V to Parliament in favour of Charles Theodore Halswell Kemeys-Tynte who became the 8th baron.[1] At this baron's death, the title was inherited by his son and thereafter by his granddaughter Elisabeth, who became the tenth holder of the barony. At her death in 1974, the barony again fell into abeyance. It was once again revived in 1990, when the abeyance was terminated in favour of Myrtle Robertson. At her death, the barony was inherited by her son Myles.

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[edit] Barons Wharton (1544)

The Heir Presumptive to the barony is the present holder's only child, Hon. Meghan Robertson (b. 2006).

[edit] Early Whartons

The Wharton knighthood dates from 6 October 1292 when King Edward I granted to Gilbert de Querton "the Manor of Querton with its appurtenances." ("Querton" was the earlier Latin spelling of "Wharton") There de Querton built a pele tower, Lammerside, for himself and his wife, Emma de Hastings. Emma was the daughter of Nicholas de Hastings of the family which were the ancestors of the present Earls of Huntingdon and of Pembroke.

The descendants of Sir Gilbert were:

  • Sir Henry de Querton (c.1281–aft.1343)
  • Sir Hugh de Querton (c.1308–bef.1389)
  • Sir William de Wherton (c.1327–bef.1417)
  • Sir John de Wharton (c.1360–1434)
  • Sir Thomas de Wherton (c.1388–c.1440
  • Sir Henry Wharton (c.1437–?)
  • Sir Thomas Wharton II (1460 or 1465–1531)
  • Sir Thomas Wharton III – 1st Baron Wharton

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[edit] References

  • Genealogical Research in England – The Origin of the Hastings — G. Andrews Moriarty, A.M., LL.B., F.S.A
  • The Wharton Sleeve — Nathan Earl Wharton, 1949
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