Baron Baden-Powell
Baron Baden-Powell , of Gilwell in the County of Essex , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created on September 17, 1929 for the military and founder of the scout movement Sir Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baronet . During the Second Boer War, he had organized the defense of the city of Mafeking , which was besieged by the Boers for 217 days before it could be appalled. After retiring from military service, he founded the worldwide scout movement.
Robert Baden-Powell had already been appointed Baronet , of Bentley in the County of Southampton on December 4, 1922 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom . This title is used as a subordinate title by the respective baron.
List of Barons Baden-Powell (1929)
- Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857–1941)
- Arthur Robert Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell (1913–1962)
- Robert Crause Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron Baden-Powell (1936–2019)
- David Michael Baden-Powell, 4th Baron Baden-Powell (* 1940)
Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. David Robert Baden-Powell (* 1971).
Individual evidence
- ↑ The London Gazette : No. 33536, p. 6032 , September 20, 1929.
- ^ The Edinburgh Gazette : No. 13896, p. 346 , February 27, 1923.
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Baden-Powell, Baron (UK, 1929) at Cracroft's Peerage