Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow

Roualeyn Robert Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow (born 13 April 1952), is a British hereditary peer and chartered surveyor who sits as a crossbench member of the House of Lords.

The Right Honourable The Lord Thurlow
Official portrait, 2019
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as an elected hereditary peer 6 February 2015
Preceded by	The Lord Chorley
Personal details
Born	Roualeyn Robert Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (1952-04-13) 13 April 1952 (age 73)
Political party	Crossbench

Coats of arms of the barons Thurlow

He was elected to sit in the House at a crossbench hereditary peers' by-election on 3 February 2015, following the resignation of Lord Chorley.

He married Bridget Anne Julia Ismay Cheape on 5 May 1980, the daughter of Hugh Bruce Ismay Cheape, of Fossoway Lodge, Kinross. They have four children:

• The Hon. Nicholas Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (born 1986);
• The Hon. Iona Tessa Bridget Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (born 1987);
• The Hon. George Patrick Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (born 1990);
• The Hon. Lorna Belinda Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (born 1991).

His ancestors include Mary Catherine Bolton (1791–1840), a notable actress, and her husband, Edward Hovell-Thurlow, 2nd Baron Thurlow (1781–1829), a minor poet.

References

1. Beamish, David (14 January 2015). "Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election" (PDF). House of Lords. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
2. Beamish, David (3 February 2015). "Crossbench hereditary peers' by-election, February 2015: result" (PDF). House of Lords. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Francis Hovell-Thurlow- Cumming-Bruce	Baron Thurlow 2013–present	Incumbent Heir apparent: Hon. Nicholas Hovell-Thurlow- Cumming-Bruce
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Lord Chorley	Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 2015–present	Incumbent

External links

• Lord Thurlow profile at parliament.uk