Nicholas Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty
The Right Honourable The Earl of Clancarty | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
as a hereditary peer 29 March 1996 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | The 8th Earl of Clancarty |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Incumbent | |
as an elected hereditary peer 28 June 2010 | |
By-election | 28 June 2010 |
Preceded by | The 4th Viscount Colville of Culross |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-05-01) 1 May 1952 (age 72) |
Political party | Crossbench |
Alma mater | Westminster School |
Nicholas Le Poer Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty, 8th Marquess of Heusden (born 1 May 1952), is an Anglo-Irish peer, as well as a nobleman in the Dutch nobility. Lord Clancarty serves as an elected Crossbench hereditary peer in the British House of Lords. His earldom is in the Peerage of Ireland.
Early life and education
Lord Clancarty was born in Uxbridge on 1 May 1952, the only son of Hon Power Edward Ford Le Poer Trench, second son of William Trench, 5th Earl of Clancarty from his second marriage. He was educated at Westminster School. He also studied at Ashford Grammar School, Plymouth Polytechnic (now University of Plymouth), the University of Colorado in Denver, USA and the University of Sheffield.
Membership of House of Lords
In 1995 Clancarty succeeded to the earldom and other titles on the death of his childless uncle, Brinsley Le Poer Trench, 8th Earl of Clancarty. He took his seat in the House of Lords at this time as Viscount Clancarty, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, because titles in the Peerage of Ireland did not entitle their holders to sit even before the House of Lords Act 1999 removed the majority of hereditary peers.
Under the terms of that Act, Clancarty lost his automatic right to a seat. He was unsuccessful in the election by the Crossbench hereditary peers of 28 of their number to continue to sit after the Act came into force, finishing 37th in a field of 79 candidates.[1]
He was an unsuccessful candidate in four by-elections caused by the deaths of sitting hereditary peers, being runner-up on two occasions.[2] In 2010 he returned to the House after winning the by-election to replace the 4th Viscount Colville of Culross.[3]
Besides being a British and an Irish peer, he also belongs to the Dutch nobility as Marquess of Heusden.[4] Other than King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, who is also Marquess of Veere and Vlissingen, Lord Clancarty holds the only extant Dutch marquessate.
Career
Clancarty is a self-employed artist, freelance writer, and translator.[5]
Marriage and children
Lord Clancarty is married to the journalist Victoria Lambert. They have one daughter:
- Lady Rowena Elizabeth Joy Le Poer Trench (born 2005)
There is no heir to the earldom or to any of the other titles.
References
- ^ "United Kingdom Election Results - House of Lords Act: Hereditary Peers Elections". Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "House of Lords Act: Hereditary Peers Byelection, March 2003". March 2003. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Crossbench Hereditary Peers' By-election, June 2010: Result" (PDF). 23 June 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Clancarty, 9th Earl of, (Nicholas Power Richard le Poer Trench) (Born 1 May 1952)". Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U10944. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
- ^ "Earl of Clancarty: Register of Members' Interests". Retrieved 15 November 2010.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Clancarty
- Official biography at House of Lords
- Nick Trench blog
- Profile at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Twitter page
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 Sits as Viscount Clancarty 2010–present | Incumbent |
Peerage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by | Earl of Clancarty 2nd creation 1995–present | Incumbent |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Viscount Clancarty 1995–present Member of the House of Lords (1996–1999) | Incumbent |
Baron Trench 1995–present | ||
Dutch nobility | ||
Preceded by | Marquess of Heusden 1995–present | Incumbent |
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