Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 3rd Earl of Cranbrook (18 December 1870 – 23 December 1915), styled as Lord Medway between 1906 and 1911, was a British hereditary peer.
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Early life
Cranbrook was born in 1870, the son of Conservative politician John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook and his wife Cicely Marguerite Wilhelmina Ridgway. His aunt was Margaret Goschen, Viscountess Goschen.
Career
Cranbrook served as a captain in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Buffs, and was a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) and Justice of the Peace (JP) for Kent.
He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1911, having previously been styled as Lord Medway.
Marriage and children
Cranbrook married Lady Dorothy Montagu Boyle (1879–1968), daughter of the David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, Governor-General of New Zealand, on 25 April 1899 at Holy Trinity, Sloane Street. With his wife, Cranbrook had five children: