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Earl of Verulam

Earl of Verulam is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1815. The Earl holds several other titles, including Lord Forrester (created 1633) in the Peerage of Scotland, Baron Verulam (1790) in the Peerage of Great Britain, Viscount Grimston (1719) and Baron Dunboyne (1719) in the Peerage of Ireland, and Viscount Grimston (1815) in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

The family seat is Gorhambury House in Hertfordshire.

Viscounts Grimston (1719)

  • William Grimston, 1st Viscount Grimston (1684-1756)
  • James Grimston, 2nd Viscount Grimston (1711-1773)
  • James Bucknall Grimston, 3rd Viscount Grimston (1747-1808)
  • James Walter Grimston, 4th Viscount Grimston (1775-1845) (became Earl of Verulam in 1815)

Earls of Verulam (1815)

  • James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam (1775-1845)
  • James Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam (1809-1895)
  • James Walter Grimston, 3rd Earl of Verulam (1852-1924)
  • James Walter Grimston, 4th Earl of Verulam (1880-1949)
  • James Brabazon Grimston, 5th Earl of Verulam (1910-1960)
  • John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam (1912-1973)
  • John Duncan Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam (1955)
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