Baron Dulverton
Baron Dulverton , of Batsford in the County of Gloucester , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The family seat of the barons is Batsford Park near Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire .
Award
The title was created on July 8, 1929 for the entrepreneur and Conservative Member of the House of Commons Sir Gilbert Wills, 2nd Baronet . In 1909 he had inherited the title of Baronet , of Northmoor in the County of Somerset and of Manor Heath in the County of Hampshire, from his father , which was awarded to him on February 15, 1897 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
Today's title holder has been his grandson Michael Wills, 3rd Baron Dulverton , since 1992 .
List of Barons Dulverton (1929)
- Gilbert Wills, 1st Baron Dulverton (1880-1956)
- Anthony Wills, 2nd Baron Dulverton (1915-1992)
- Michael Wills, 3rd Baron Dulverton (* 1944)
Title heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. Robert Wills (* 1983).
Web links
- Phillimore, Baron (UK, 1918) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page