Background
The younger grandson of the first Earl, he inherited the title Earl of Swinton on the death of his older brother, the 2nd Earl, on 26 March 2006.
The younger grandson of the first Earl, he inherited the title Earl of Swinton on the death of his older brother, the 2nd Earl, on 26 March 2006.
Their father, Major Honorary John Yarburgh Cunliffe-Lister, had been killed in action in 1943. Lord Swinton"s first wife was the Honorary
Lady Lorna Mary Cunliffe-Lister (b 1968) married 2001 to William Parker.
Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, styled Lord Masham (born 15 September 1970), who has been married since 17 June 2000 to Felicity C. Shadbolt. Honorary Simon Charles Cunliffe-Lister (born 1977), now of Burton Agnes Hall
The heir apparent to the earldom is the elder son the Honourable Mark William Philip Cunliffe-Lister, styled Lord Masham (born 1970).
Lord and Lady Swinton divorced and Lord Swinton remarried in 1996 to Pamela June Wood (former wife of Jeremy Sykes, of the Sykes of Sledmere).