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The title Marquess of Willingdon was created in 1936 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for Freeman Freeman-Thomas, erstwhile Governor-General of Canada and Viceroy of India. His subsidiary titles were Earl of Willingdon (1931), Viscount Ratendone (1931), Viscount Willingdon (1924), and Baron Willingdon (1910), all in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. On his son's death all the titles became extinct.

Marquesses of Willingdon (1936)

Freeman Freeman_Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866-1941)
Inigo Brassey Freeman-Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Willingdon (1899-1979) (extinct)

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The Marquess of Willingdon (739 words)
	Sir Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon of Ratton, county Sussex, Viscount Ratendone of Willingdon, county Sussex, Baron Willingdon of Ratton, county Sussex, and Viscount Willingdon
	Consequently, Lord Willingdon was the first Governor General to represent the Crown and act on the advice of Canadian ministers rather than acting as an agent of the British government.
	After returning to England, Lord Willingdon was sworn in as a member of the Privy Council and elevated as the 1st Marquess of Willingdon.

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