Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale

Who is Hugh Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale?

Hugh Clayton Lowther, 8th Earl of Lonsdale is the eldest son of James Lowther, 7th Earl of Lonsdale, and the only son by his first wife Tuppina Cecily Bennet, and is the current holder of the title, Earl of Lonsdale. He has been married three times, firstly to Pamela Colleen Middleton, on 2 October 1971; secondly in 1986 to Angela Mary Wyatt, and currently to his present wife, Elizabeth Nee Arnison. With his first wife, he has one adopted son Oliver, born by artificial insemination, who thus does not stand in succession to his father's titles. This page, on the website of the Hereditary Peerage Association, explains the procedure of entering one's name on the Peerage Roll without applying for the right to vote in by-elections for elected hereditary peers to the House of Lords.

"10. It should also be noted that a child born as a result of egg, sperm or embryo donation is incapable of succeeding to a peerage held by, or transmitted through, those persons who are otherwise to be treated in law as the child’s parents."²