About Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow
Roualeyn Robert Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 9th Baron Thurlow (born 13 April 1952), 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 (b.
1986);
The Hon.
Tessa Iona Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (b.
1987);
The Hon.
George Patrick Roualeyn Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (b.
1990);
The Hon.
Lorna Belinda Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce (b.
1991).
His ancestors include Edward Hovell-Thurlow, 2nd Baron Thurlow (1781–1829), a minor poet, and his wife Mary Catherine Bolton (1791–1840), a notable actress.