Baron Cawley

Baron Cawley , of Prestwich in the County of Lancaster , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

The family seat of the barons was Berrington Hall near Leominster and is now Castle Grounds near Ashton, both in Herefordshire .

Award

The title was created on January 16, 1918 for the liberal politician and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Sir Frederick Cawley, 1st Baronet . He had already been raised to Baronet , of Prestwich in the County of Lancaster, on December 1, 1906 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom .

Today's title holder has been his great-grandson John Cawley, 4th Baron Cawley , since 2001 .

List of Barons Cawley (1918)

• Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley (1850-1937)
• Robert Cawley, 2nd Baron Cawley (1877–1954)
• Frederick Cawley, 3rd Baron Cawley (1913-2001)
• John Cawley, 4th Baron Cawley (* 1946)

Title heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. William Cawley (* 1981).

Web links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Cawley, Baron (UK, 1918) at Cracroft's Peerage