Edward Douglas-Pennant, 3rd Baron Penrhyn

Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn (20 June 1800 â“ 31 March 1886) was a Scottish landowner in Wales, and politician. He played a major part in the development of the Welsh slate industry. Life. Born Edward Gordon Douglas, he was the younger son of the Hon. John Douglas and his wife Lady Frances (née Lascelles). Penrhyn was the owner of the Penrhyn Quarry near Bethesda, Wales, which under his ownership developed into one of the two largest slate quarries in the world. He was also involved in politics and sat as Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire between 1841 and 1866. He also held the honorary post of Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire. In 1866 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Penrhyn, of Llandegai in the County of Carnarvon. Edward Gordon Douglas, 1st Baron Penrhyn of Llandegai, was born 20 June 1800 in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom to John Douglas (1756-1818) and Frances Lascelles (1762-1817) and died 31 March 1886 of unspecified causes. He married Juliana Isabella Mary Pennant (1808-1842) 6 August 1833 . He married Maria Louisa FitzRoy (1818-1912) 26 January 1846 . Notable ancestors include Hugh Capet (c940-996), Charlemagne (747-814), Alfred the Great (849-899), Robert I of Scotland (1274-1329), William I of Edward Sholto Douglas-Pennant, 3rd Baron Penrhyn of Llandegai was born on 10 June 1864.1 He was the son of Colonel Hon. George Sholto Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 2nd Baron Penrhyn of Llandegai and Pamela Blanche Rushout. He married Hon. Blanche Georgiana Fitzroy, daughter of Charles Fitzroy, 3rd and Hon. Ismania Catherine Nugent, on 6 December 1887.2 He died on 27 August 1927 at age 63.2 He gained the rank of officer in the First Life Guards.1 He gained the rank of Major in the First Life Guards Reserve Regiment.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Buckinghamshire Im Baron Penrhyn is a British peerage title. It was created first in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1783; the barony became extinct in 1808. The title was next created in 1866 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and remains extant. [edit]. Edward Sholto Douglas-Pennant, 3rd Baron Penrhyn (1864-1927). Hugh Napier Douglas-Pennant, 4th Baron Penrhyn (1894-1949). Frank Douglas-Pennant, 5th Baron Penrhyn (1865-1967). Malcolm Frank Douglas-Pennant, 6th Baron Penrhyn (1908-2003). Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn (b. 1938). The Heir apparent: his son Edward Douglas-Pennant (b. 1966). Retrieved from "http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Baron_Penrhyn". Edward Sholto Douglas-Pennant, 3rd Baron Penrhyn , was a British Conservative politician. A member of the Douglas family headed by the , Penrhyn was the son of George Douglas-Pennant, 2nd Baron Penrhyn, and his first wife Pamela Blanche, daughter of Sir Charles Rushout, 2nd Baronet. Education. Bachelor of Arts, University of Wooster, O., 1885. Hon. Edward Douglas-Pennant. 1800 - 1886. Alternative names. Edward Douglas 1800 - 1886. Constituencies. Caernarvonshire June 29, 1841 - August 3, 1866. Titles in Lords. Baron Penrhyn 1866 - 1886. Contributions. First recorded, on July 9, 1855 THE SUNDAY RIOTSâ”QUESTION. Edward Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn, with a deputation of quarrymen from the Penrhyn Quarry. Baron Penrhyn is a title that has been created twice. The first creation came in the in 1783 in favour of Richard Pennant, who had previously served as a Member of Parliament for Petersfield and Liverpool. This creation became extinct on his death in 1808. The next creation came in 1866 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom when the Conservative politician Edward Douglas-Pennant was created Baron Penrhyn, of Llandegai in the County of Carnarvon. Lord Penrhyn was succeeded by his eldest son George Sholto, the second Baron. He also represented Carnarvon in Parliament as a Conservative.