See also
| Name: | John Thomas Mitford |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | John Mitford Lord Redesdale (1748-1830) |
| Mother: | Frances Perceval (1767-1817) |
| Birth | 9 Sep 1805 | |
| Death | 2 May 1886 (age 80) |
John Thomas Freeman-Mitford, 1st and last Earl Redesdale graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.). He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Redesdale, of Redesdale, co. Northumberland [U.K., 1802] on 16 January 1830. He held the office of Speaker of the House of Lords between 1851 and 1886. He was created 1st Earl of Redesdale, co. Northumberland [U.K.] on 3 January 1877. On his death, his titles became extinct