Baron Amherst of Hackney
Baron Amherst of Hackney (/ ˈæmərst /) in the County of London , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award
The title was created on August 26, 1892 for the House of Commons William Tyssen-Amherst . Since he had seven daughters but no son, the title was given to him with the special addition that in the absence of direct male descendants, he could also be passed on to his eldest daughter Mary and her male descendants. Mary was married to Lord William Cecil, a younger son of William Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Exeter . Today's title holder is their great-great-great-grandson Hugh Cecil as 5th Baron.
List of Barons Amherst of Hackney (1892)
- William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney (1835–1909)
- Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney (1857-1919)
- William Cecil, 3rd Baron Amherst of Hackney (1912–1980)
- William Cecil, 4th Baron Amherst of Hackney (1940-2009)
- Hugh Cecil, 5th Baron Amherst of Hackney (* 1968)
Estimated heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder Hon. Jack Cecil (* 2001).
See also
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0992934826 .
- The London Gazette : No. 26328, p. 5383 , 23 September 1892.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page