Nicholas Le Poer Trench

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Nicholas Le Poer Trench, 9th Earl of Clancarty, 8th Marquess of Heusden (born 1 May 1952) is an Irish peer, as well a nobleman in the Dutch nobility. He serves as an elected Crossbench member of the British House of Lords.

Political Career[edit]

Despite holding a hereditary claim to the House of Lords, he lost his automatic claim to a seat in the House of Lords act 1999. In 2010 he returned to the House after winning the by-election to replace 4th Viscount Colville of Culross.

Education[edit]

He was educated at Westminster School.

Notable Work[edit]

His main source of income comes from his freelance work as an artist, writer and translator.