Joseph Pease, 2nd Baron Gainford (1889–1971) was a British hereditary peer and member of the Pease family.

Family

He was the only son of the Liberal peer Jack Pease, 1st Baron Gainford and his wife Ethel Havelock-Allan, a daughter of Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 1st Baronet[1] He married 1921, Veronica Margaret Noble, (died 1995) daughter of Sir George John William Noble, 2nd Baronet.[1]

Their children were:

Career

Pease was educated at Eton College[1] and reached the rank of Major in the British Army.[3] He fought in both world wars before becoming Baron in 1943.[1] He died in September 1971.[1]

Arms

Coat of arms of Joseph Pease, 2nd Baron Gainford
Crest
Upon the capital of an Ionic column a dove rising holding in the beak a pea stalk as in the arms all Proper.
Escutcheon
Per fess Azure and Gules a fess nebuly Ermine between two lambs passant in chief Argent and in base upon a mount Proper a dove rising Argent holding in the beak a pea stalk the blossoms and pods also Proper.
Supporters
On either side a barbary wild sheep ram guardant Or.
Motto
Pax Et Spes [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage (107th ed.). Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: (Genealogical Books) Ltd. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Telegraph Announcements - 3rd Lord Gainford". Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Joseph Pease, 2nd Baron Gainford - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2020. Joseph Pease (1889-1971), Major, Sitter in 3 portraits
  4. ↑ Burke's Peerage. 1949.


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