hiː tˈʊk ðə kˈɜːɾəsi tˈaɪɾəl ʌv vˈaɪkaʊnt sˈændən fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv hɪz ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks ænd səksˈiːdᵻd hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ æz ˈɜːl ʌv hˈæɹoʊbi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən.
He took the courtesy title of Viscount Sandon following the death of his grandfather in 1956 and succeeded his father as Earl of Harrowby in 1987.