Baron Crofton

Baron Crofton , of Mote in the County of Roscommon , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .

The historic family seat of the barons was Mote Park in Mote Demesne in County Roscommon.

Award

The title was conferred on March 8, 1798, Dame Anne Crofton , widow of Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet (1746-1797).

Her grandson, who succeeded her as 2nd Baron in 1817, had inherited the title of 4th Baronet , of the Mote in the County of Roscommon, in 1816 , who passed on to her father-in-law Marcus Crofton († 1774) on June 12, 1758 in the Baronetage of Ireland. had been awarded. Today's title holder has been his great-great-great-great-grandson Edward Crofton as the 8th Baron since 2007 .

List of Barons Crofton (1798)

• Anne Crofton, 1st Baroness Crofton (1751-1817)
• Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton (1806-1869)
• Edward Crofton, 3rd Baron Crofton (1834-1912)
• Arthur Crofton, 4th Baron Crofton (1866-1942)
• Edward Crofton, 5th Baron Crofton (1926–1974)
• Charles Crofton, 6th Baron Crofton (1949–1989)
• Guy Crofton, 7th Baron Crofton (1951-2007)
• Edward Crofton, 8th Baron Crofton (* 1988)

Probable title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the twin brother of the current title holder, Hon. Marcus Crofton (* 1988).

Web links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Crofton, Baron (I, 1798) at Cracroft's Peerage