Baron Boston
Baron Boston , of Boston in the County of Lincoln , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain .
Award
The title was created on April 10, 1761 for Sir William Irby, 2nd Baronet . This had been a Member of the House of Commons for Launceston and Bodmin and was the son and heir of the House of Commons for Boston, Edward Irby (1676-1718), who in 1704 in the Baronetage of Great Britain to Baronet , of Whaplode and Boston in the County of Lincoln, had been charged.
The historic family seat of the barons was Hedsor House in Hedsor, Buckinghamshire .
List of Barons Boston (1761)
- William Irby, 1st Baron Boston (1707–1775)
- Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston (1749-1825)
- George Irby, 3rd Baron Boston (1777-1856)
- George Irby, 4th Baron Boston (1802–1869)
- Florance Irby, 5th Baron Boston (1837–1877)
- George Irby, 6th Baron Boston (1860–1941)
- Greville Irby, 7th Baron Boston (1889-1958)
- Cecil Irby, 8th Baron Boston (1897–1972)
- Gerald Irby, 9th Baron Boston (1897–1978)
- Timothy Irby, 10th Baron Boston (1939-2007)
- George Irby, 11th Baron Boston (* 1971)
Estimated heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. Thomas Irby (* 1999).
See also
- Viscount Boston (1698)
- Baron Boston of Faversham (Life Peer, 1976)
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette : No. 10092, p. 1 , March 31, 1761.
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page