Baron Clanmorris

Barony of Clanmorris
Arms: Azure, a Bend cotised Or, between six Crosses-Pattée Or. Crest: On a Mount, a Falcon rising, all proper. Supporters: On either side a Lion Azure.
Creation date	31 July 1800
Created by	George III
Peerage	Peerage of Ireland
First holder	John Bingham
Present holder	Simon John Ward Bingham, 8th Baron Clanmorris
Heir presumptive	Robert Derek de Burgh Bingham
Remainder to	the 1st Baron’s heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Status	Extant
Motto	SPES MEA CHRISTUS (Christ is my hope)

Baron Clanmorris, of Newbrook in the County of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 6 August 1800 for John Bingham. He was a descendant of John Bingham of Foxford in County Mayo, whose brother Sir Henry Bingham, 1st Baronet, of Castlebar, was the ancestor of the Earls of Lucan. The first Baron's great-great-great-grandson, the seventh Baron, was a spy and crime novelist (as John Bingham). As of 2010 the title is held by the latter's son, the eighth Baron, who succeeded in 1988.

The Hon. Edward Bingham, a younger son of the fifth Baron won the Victoria Cross for his actions during the battle of Jutland. The novelist Charlotte Bingham is the daughter of the seventh and the sister of the eighth Baron Clanmorris. A granddaughter of the fourth Baron was Zara Pollock, who married Alexander Hore-Ruthven who, as 1st Baron Gowrie, was Governor-General of Australia 1936–44.

Barons Clanmorris (1800)

• John Bingham, 1st Baron Clanmorris (1762–1821)
• Charles Barry Bingham, 2nd Baron Clanmorris (1796–1829)
• Denis Arthur Bingham, 3rd Baron Clanmorris (1808–1847)
• John Charles Robert Bingham, 4th Baron Clanmorris (1826–1876)
• John George Barry Bingham, 5th Baron Clanmorris (1852–1916)
• Arthur Maurice Robert Bingham, 6th Baron Clanmorris (1879–1960)
• John Michael Ward Bingham, 7th Baron Clanmorris (1908–1988)
• Simon John Ward Bingham, 8th Baron Clanmorris (born 1937)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's second cousin Robert Derek de Burgh Bingham (born 1942).

See also

• Earl of Lucan

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages