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


Roualeyn Robert Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow, is a British hereditary peer and chartered surveyor who sits as a crossbench member of the House of Lords.
He was elected to sit in the House at a crossbench hereditary peers' by-election in 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 ;
The Hon. Iona Tessa Bridget Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce ;
The Hon. George Patrick Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce ;
The Hon. Lorna Belinda Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce.
His ancestors include Edward Hovell-Thurlow, 2nd Baron Thurlow, a minor poet, and his wife Mary Catherine Bolton, a notable actress.