Earl of Gosford
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The title Earl of Gosford was created in 1806 for Arthur Acheson, 2nd Viscount Gosford. The subsidiary titles held along with the Earldom are: Viscount Gosford (created 1785), Baron Gosford (1776), Baron Worlingham of Beccles (1835) and Baron Acheson (1847). The barony, viscountcy and earldom of Gosford are in the Peerage of Ireland, while the remaining baronies are in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Viscounts Gosford (1785)
- Archibald Acheson, 1st Viscount Gosford (1718-1790)
- Arthur Acheson, 2nd Viscount Gosford (c. 1745-1807) (became Earl of Gosford in 1806)
Earls of Gosford (1806)
- Arthur Acheson, 1st Earl of Gosford (c. 1745-1807)
- Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford (1776-1849), elected a Representative Peer in 1811
- Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford (1806-1864)
- Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford (1841-1922)
- Archibald Charles Montagu Brabazon Acheson, 5th Earl of Gosford (1877-1954)
- Archibald Alexander John Stanley Acheson, 6th Earl of Gosford (1911-1966)
- Charles David Alexander John Sparrow Acheson, 7th Earl of Gosford (b. 1942)