John Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham

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John George Lambton, 3rd Earl of Durham KG, GCVO, PC (June 19, 1855 – September 18, 1928), known as Viscount Lambton until 1879, was a British peer.

Durham was the eldest twin son of George Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham, and his wife Lady Beatrix Frances, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn. His grandfather was the famous statesman and colonial administrator, John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, while Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, was his grandfather. Durham served as Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham from 1884 to 1928 and also bore the Queen Consort's Ivory Road with Dove at the Coronation of King George V in 1911 and was Lord High Steward to George V during his visit to India from 1911 to 1912. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1909 and admitted to the Privy Council in 1911. From 1919 to 1928 he served as chancellor of the University of Durham.

Lord Durham married Ethel Elizabeth Louisa, daughter of Henry Beilby William Milner, in 1882. The marriage was childless, and Lady Durham was committed to a mental institution for most of her adult life. Lord Durham produced a child, John R. H. Rudge (b. 1892), out of wedlock with the dancer Letty Lind but could not marry her because his wife's illness prevented a divorce. He and Lind were together for many years until her death in 1923.^[1] He died in September 1928, aged 73, and was succeeded in the earldom by his younger twin brother, Frederick. Lady Durham died in 1931.

Honorary titles
Preceded by The Marquess of Londonderry	Lord Lieutenant of Durham 1884–1928	Succeeded by The Marquess of Londonderry
Academic offices
Preceded by The Duke of Northumberland	Chancellor of the University of Durham 1919–1928	Succeeded by The Duke of Northumberland
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Lambton	Earl of Durham 1879–1928	Succeeded by Frederick Lambton

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