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- Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn was a Welsh landowner and politician. He played a major part in the development of the Welsh slate industry. Born Edward Gordon Douglas, he was the younger son of the Hon. John Douglas and his wife Lady Frances (née Lascelles). James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, was his paternal grandfather and George Sholto Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton, his elder brother. He inherited the Penrhyn estate near Bangor in north-west Wales through his wife's relative, Richard Pennant, and changed his name to Douglas-Pennant by Royal license in 1841. Penrhyn was the owner of the Penrhyn Quarry near Bethesda, Wales, which under his ownership developed into one of the two largest slate quarries in the world. He was also involved in politics and sat as Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire between 1841 and 1866. He also held the honorary post of Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire. In 1866 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Penrhyn, of Llandegai in the County of Carnarvon. Lord Penrhyn married, firstly, Juliana Isabella Mary, daughter of George Hay Dawkins Pennant, in 1833. They had two sons and three daughters. After her death in 1842 he married, secondly, Maria Louisa, daughter of Henry FitzRoy, 5th Duke of Grafton, in 1846. They had eight daughters. He died in 1886, aged 85, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, George.
- Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, urodził się jako Edward Gordon Douglas, był synem Johna Douglasa i lady Frances Lascelles, córki 1. hrabiego Harewood. Odziedziczył rozległe posiadłości niedalego Penrhyn w północno-zachodniej Walii po swoim teściu George'u Pennant. W 1841 r. zmienił nazwisko na Douglas-Pennant. W 1866 r. otrzymał tytuł barona Penrhyn. Na terenie jego posiadłości znajdowała się kopalnia Penrhyn Quarry niedaleko Bethesda, która pod jego zarządem stała się jedną z dwóch największych kopalni łupków na świecie. 6 sierpnia 1833 r. poślubił Julianę Isabellę Mary Pennant, córkę George'a Haya Dawikinsa Pennanta. Edward i Juliana mieli razem dwóch synów i córkę: Caroline Elisabeth Emma Douglas-Pennant, żona sir Jamesa Hogga, 1. barona Magheramorne, nie miała dzieci George Sholto Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 2. baron Penrhyn podpułkownik Archibald Charles Henry Douglas-Pennant, ożenił się z Harriet Ellą Gifford, miał dzieci 26 stycznia 1846 r. poślubił Marię Louisę FitzRoy, córkę Henry'ego FitzRoya, 5. księcia Grafton i Mary Caroline Berkeley, córki admirała George'a Berkeleya. Edward i Maria mieli razem pięć córek: Louisa Mary Douglas-Pennant Mary Georgiana Douglas-Pennant Eva Anna Caroline Douglas-Pennant, żona generała Williama Fredericka Seymoura, miała dzieci Gertruda Alice Emma Douglas-Pennant Adela Douglas-Pennant
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- Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn was a Welsh landowner and politician. He played a major part in the development of the Welsh slate industry. Born Edward Gordon Douglas, he was the younger son of the Hon. John Douglas and his wife Lady Frances (née Lascelles). James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, was his paternal grandfather and George Sholto Douglas, 17th Earl of Morton, his elder brother.
- Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, urodził się jako Edward Gordon Douglas, był synem Johna Douglasa i lady Frances Lascelles, córki 1. hrabiego Harewood. Odziedziczył rozległe posiadłości niedalego Penrhyn w północno-zachodniej Walii po swoim teściu George'u Pennant. W 1841 r. zmienił nazwisko na Douglas-Pennant. W 1866 r. otrzymał tytuł barona Penrhyn.
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