Viscount Devonport

Viscountcy of Devonport
Azure in chief two Mitres Argent garnished Or and in base a Square Tower of the second
Creation date22 Jun 1917
Created byKing George V
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderHudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport
Present holderTerence Kearley, 3rd Viscount Devonport
Heir presumptiveThe Hon. Chester Dagley Hugh Kearley
StatusExtant

Viscount Devonport, of Wittington in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 June 1917 for the former Member of Parliament for Devonport, Hudson Kearley, 1st Baron Devonport. He had already been created a Baronet, of Wittington in the Parish of Medmenham in the County of Buckingham on 22 July 1908, and Baron Devonport, of Wittington in the County of Buckingham, on 15 July 1910.

As of 2026 the titles are held by his grandson, the 3rd Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1973.

The family seat is Ray Demesne, near Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland.

Viscounts Devonport (1917)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's cousin, David Kearley (b. 1982).

Notes

  1. ↑ "No. 30161". The London Gazette. 3 July 1917. p. 6545.
  2. ↑ "No. 28158". The London Gazette. 14 July 1908. p. 5133.
  3. ↑ "No. 28398". The London Gazette. 22 July 1910. p. 5269.
  4. 1 2 3 "Devonport 3rd Viscount cr 1917, of Wittington, Bucks (Terence Kearley) (Bt 1908; Baron 1910)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ↑ "Devonport 1st Viscount cr 1917, of Wittington, Bucks (Hudson Ewbanke Kearley) (Baron cr 1910; 1st Bt cr 1908)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ↑ "Devonport 2nd Viscount cr 1917, of Wittington, Bucks (Gerald Chester Kearley) (Baron cr 1910; 2nd Bt cr 1908)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)