Baron Denham
Baron Denham , of Weston Underwood in the County of Buckingham , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created on May 24, 1937 for Sir George Bowyer, 1st Baronet . He had sat for the Conservative Party in the House of Commons for almost 20 years , including many years as a Whip . At times he was also deputy party chairman. As early as January 21, 1933, he was given the subordinate title Baronet , of Weston Underwood in the County of Buckingham, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom .
His son, the 2nd Baron, inherited the title of 10th Baronet, of Denham Court in the County of Buckingham, from a relative in 1950. This title had been created on June 25, 1660 in the Baronetage of England for his ancestor William Bowyer , an honored member of the House of Commons.
The future 5th Baronet, of Denham Court, was a Royal Navy admiral who was badly wounded in the naval battle of the Glorious First of June . He was appointed Baronet, of Radley in the County of Berks , in the Baronetage of Great Britain on September 8, 1794 . However, this title expired in 1950 with the death of the 9th Baronet, of Denham Court, or 5th Baronet, of Radley.
List of Barons Denham and Bowyer Baronets
Barons Denham (1937)
- George Edward Wentworth Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham (1886–1948)
- Bertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham (* 1927)
The heir ( Heir apparent ) is the eldest son of the current baron, Hon. Richard Grenville George Bowyer (* 1959).
Bowyer Baronets, of Denham Court (1660)
- Sir William Bowyer, 1st Baronet (1612–1679)
- Sir William Bowyer, 2nd Baronet (1639-1722)
- Sir William Bowyer, 3rd Baronet (1710-1767)
- Sir William Bowyer, 4th Baronet (1736–1799)
- Sir George Bowyer, 5th Baronet , 1st Baronet (1739–1799) (became Baronet , of Radley in 1794 )
- Sir George Bowyer, 6th Baronet , 2nd Baronet (1783–1860)
- Sir George Bowyer, 7th Baronet , 3rd Baronet (1811-1883)
- Sir William Bowyer, 8th Baronet , 4th Baronet (1812-1893)
- Sir George Henry Bowyer, 9th Baronet , 5th Baronet (1870–1950) (Baronetcy of Radley expired in 1950)
- Sir Bertram Bowyer, 10th Baronet (* 1927) (had inherited the title of Baron Denham in 1948 )
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Denham, Baron (UK, 1937) at Cracroft's Peerage