New-York tribune., 1907-09-20
HOUSE OF coMMoSs-s ONLY EARL.

HOUSE OF COMMONs's ONLY EARL
Ensland's House Of Commons will from now
have an earl in its midst for young Viscount Tur
noar. popularity known the baby" Of the
House. and whose Juvenile cheek in the form of
disconce-ting Interruptions has been OF consider
able service his party. the Conservative-Uni Union-
sts. has announced his intention OF retaining his
ieat for Hersham. although he has Just succeeded
the earldorn and estates OF his father. Lord
Finterton- He IS enabled TO remain IN the House
N Commons owing TO the fact that the earldon OF
Wnterton is Irish peerage. and that Irish peers
Fho have net been elected for life by the members
81 their order to represent II in the House of
lords are enabled 10 sir IN the House Of Commons.
:hough not for any Irish constituency. relinquish
ng for the time all the privileges Of the peerage.
rntl now the Irish peers in the House Of Com
mons have been either viscounts or barons and the
aew Lord Wfnterton viii be the first full fedged
tsrl 20 occupy q seat in the lower chamber since
the union.
Lord winterton. whose 5ibes during a debate
list before the prorogation OF the House Of Com
mons the ether day led an Irish member by the
ZANE Of John oConnor 70 denounce him
-in1pertineut PUPPY and TO ask him TO come out
ide." for which the said Irish legislator was
promptly called TO order by the Speaker, visited
America e couple Of years ago. and attracted
immense amount Of attention by coming shore
a. New York with heavy plaid shawl fastened
around his shoulders by a safety pin This was
Considered the latest scream of fashion. was tele
ssf-Tespectins Sunday paper that did not pub
ash & picture OF young FiscoUnt Turnour (as he
sas them thus earbed AS he at the same time
expressed himself very eulogistically about Ameri
ssu women and extremely breezy in his
attersnces his visit here caused a good deal OF
talk
Inrd wfnterton IS very rich, being now at the
.ead of family which since its foundation nearly
nree centuries ago. has been famous for its Pc
:aisr capacity for the accumulation OF riches 1t
!erives lis origin from a Sir Edward Turnour who
shile Speaker Of the House Of Commons showed
20 much effrontery In his readiness TO accept big
srfbes that even in that corrupt age he excited
ne Indignation of Parliament. whereupon King
Charles II in recognition of his subservieucy TO
rs wishes raised him the bench appointing him
o the ofice OF Lord Chief Baron and President OF
he Court Of the Exchequer. He married twice. on
zach occasion heiress, aud one Of his wives.
Sarah Gore. daughter Of alderman OF the City
1 Lcndon. brought TO him by way of dowry Shil-
angee Park Of the most beautiful places in
SUSSEX. which has continued ever since to be the
s.incipz home of the head Of the house of Turnour.
More money was brought into the family by the
marriage OF the grandfather Of the new earl TO the
laughter and heiress OF Sir Peter Van Notten Pole,
rho represented the fortunes. not only of the
Worcestershire Poles but also Of the great Anglo
Dutch mercantile house OF Van Notten, in Austin
Friars. London.
Lord Winterton quarters the arms of Keith, Earl
Esreschal Of Scotland. with his own. by reason of
he marriage Of his ancestor, Sir Edward Turnour.
s1th Lady lisa bella Keith. daughter and co-heiress
y William Keith Earl Marescha of Scotland. In
Iced there are some geneaIogists who insist that
Lord Wintertcn although an Englishlnan by lam
ay descent and 6onliciie and peer OF ireland. is
aeVertheless entitled through inheritance TO this
grsndest and most illustrious Of Scotch dgnities
ssrnely that Of Earl Marescha1 Of the northern
ringdom.
The late Lord Winterton father Of the new earl
ana who did much in quiet way as a philanthro-
pist. figures IN the pages Of Lord Beaconsfeld's s
hovel ''Lothafr'' under a most transparent pseu-
oynyne, Of the gifted and brilliant brothers.
tn-law OF the hero, the now widowed Lady Win
tertcn being a daughter of the Duchess" who. as
everybody knows was the late Duchess Of Aber-
corn. The new Lord winterton is therefore,
nephew OF the present Duke of Abercorn. OF the
nierchionesses OF Lansdowne and Blandford. and
srst cousin Of the Duke Of Marlborough