The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-14
SIR SIDNEY LEE is
NOT VERY TACTFUL

as diSloyalty, amounting almost to leEe
majestic: and has taken steps to have
written. according to the real truth.
and which will contain not only eX-
tracts from state documents. but also
private letters and papers. d!sproving
every word written by Sir Sidney Lee
on tho subject.
The Earldom of Marohmons became
dormant or not cxtincD at the death
of the third earl. on the 10th of jan
uary. 1921. and has not since been
| revived. Some ten or twelve years
ago. Mrs. Goodrtdge. Of Paignton.
In Devonshire commenced proceedings
before the Committee of Privileges
Of tho House of Lords. but does not
seem to have met with any success
! SO far in calling the peerage once
more into existence. presume that
the claimant who Is not wealthy. DO
, came discouraged. at the delay and
expense incident ito all proceedings
before that most conservative slow
moving and costly of tribunals tho
Committee OF Privileges.
Although the Earldom of Marchmont
Is dormant-"extinct" would. think.
be the right word to usc--thc Earony
OF Polwarth. with which IT was former
~ associated is stili in existence. and
not at all likely to lapse. the present
teighth) baron. being the father OF a
good sized family, while his son and
heir also has a number OF children.
The first Baron Polwarth was Sir
Patrick Home, Lord Chancellor of
scotland who received that pceraga
with remainder to the heirs male OF
his body. and the heirs OF the said
heirs- Later Oh he was advanced
TO the Earidon of Carchmont. with
remainder to heirs male whatsoever
BY reason of these limitations of sue
censorship. when the third curl died.
the Barony of Polwarth went to his
/ SranddauEhter. Anne, while his earl
dom became dormant. awaiting the dis
coVery OF an heir male" his Two sons
having predeceased him and his broth
ers having died without issue.
From Anne the barony went to her
aunt Diana. whose son Hugh claimed
| and was allowed the peerage, In 1885,
by Parliament AS to the Marchmont
estate 1ehn NJ IT is In the possession OF Sir
| of Marchmont, in Scotland.
Hyphenated names are quite common
In British nomenclature, as every one
! knows. But when one comes across
n cognomen that includes three hyhens
little curiosity is usually aroused
as to how such thing has come about.
Well, to begin with, Sir William Pur-
Yes was an eminent lawyer. Il stancR
loyalist. and appointed by Charles Il.
Solicltor-General for Scotland and a
Baronet OF Nova Scotia. The fifth
baronet married. as second wife, the
daughter of Sir James Home. The
sixth Baronet. Sir William Purvcs. as
sumed the surname of Hume Campbell.
uncle. the third and last Earl of March
mont. thus becoming known as sir
, William Purvcs- Hume Campbell On
the death of his only son. tho latter
was succeeded by his cousin, Sir John
Home Purves. who became the eighth
baronet. tackled on the three names
70 his own, and thus became Sir John
Home Purves Hume Campbell Bart
Although the Earldom OF Marchmont
has. as l just explained, practically
become extinct. the slightly older title
or Baron OF Polwarth may be said
to be highly 1ourishing. for it has
J absorbed one OF the oldes. houses OF
scotland namely, the Scots OF Har-
den. to which Sir Walter Scott. the
famous novelist. belonged
The amalgamation of the families
came about through the marriage of
DIIiana, daughter of the third Earl of
MM3ar,chmont and Baron Polwarth, to
Malter scott of Harden. their son,
hush. becoming the sixth Baron Pol
warth. While the present Lord Pol
W,arth Is only the eighth baron of the
line and the thirteenth Laird of Hnr-
den. he is the twenty-t third in lineal
| descent from Ustrcd Fitz Scott. who
aourlshed In the reign of David l. of
He claims the chieftainship of all
the SCOTS in Scotland, pointing out
that the Scott family OF which the
d Dnke OF Buccleueh is the chief is
Sir Robert Scott, the founder OF Tho
Buochleuch branch. 1t will be remem-
oered that Sir Walter Scott. the novel
ISL, USED to look upon his distant kins
man, the then Duke of Buccleuch. az
the chief of his family. PERHAPS he
was influenced In this attitude by his
YARN regard for the duke, who had
great esteem for Sir Walter.
As to the Earidom of Marchmony
mere appears to be some difference of
" ,nnd regarding the meaning of the
10 heirs male Whatsoever" Fnr u.hiIa
bnrke' states that the peerace he
anne only dormant. in 1854 Chat is
penang the discovery OF any male
hcir OF the first earl descendant, or
otherwiseJ. others state that the earl.
dom became extinct, as being Iimitad
, 10 males exclusively. in descent from
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