Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown

James Patrick Montagu Burgoyne Winthrop Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown, Baron Stopford of Saltersford, styled Viscount Stopford between 1957 and 1975, is an Irish peer and politician. He was one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999 and continued to sit for the Conservatives. In May 2026, it was announced that he was to be given one of 26 new life peerages, returning him to the House of Lords after the coming into force of the House of Lords Act 2026.He is currently the longest serving member of lords.