hiː wʌzðə ɡɹˈeɪtɡɹˈændsʌn ʌvðə θˈɜːd bˈæɹən dᵻlˈæmɪɹ, wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst ænd mˈoʊst ˌɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl bɹˈɪɾɪʃ sˈɛtlɚz ɪn kˈɛnjə, ænd wʌz ˈɛɹ tə ðə dᵻlˈæmɪɹ tˈaɪɾəl æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv hɪz dˈɛθ, bˌiːɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛldɪst sˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɪfθ bˈæɹən dᵻlˈæmɪɹ.
He was the great-grandson of the 3rd Baron Delamere, one of the first and most influential British settlers in Kenya, and was heir to the Delamere title at the time of his death, being the eldest son of the 5th Baron Delamere.