Lord Durham's wife, Ethel [née Milner] became ill two years after their marriage in 1882, and was confined to a mental institution for the rest of her life. The marriage was childless, and despite bringing the case to court in 1885 Lord Durham could not have his marriage nullified. Unable to re-marry, he fathered an illegitimate son in 1892 with a dancer, but on his death in 1928 the earldom passed to his younger brother.

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• 17 Oct 1914
• 9 Sep 1916
• 25 Apr 1918