Earl of Swinton
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The title of Earl of Swinton was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1955 for Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton, a Conservative politician. The title is named after Swinton Park near Masham, North Yorkshire.
The earl holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Swinton, of Masham in the County of York (1935), and Baron Masham, of Ellington in the County of York (1955). The second Earl died on 26 March 2006 and was succeeded by his brother, Nicholas.
The family seat is now Dykes Hill House, near Masham, North Yorkshire.
[edit] Earls of Swinton (1955)
- Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton (1884-1972)
- David Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton (1937-2006) [1]
- Nicholas John Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton (b. 1939) (brother of the 2nd Earl)
Heir Apparent: Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Lord Masham (eldest son of the present Earl)
