Baron Garvagh
Baron Garvagh , of Garvagh in the County of Londonderry , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .
The family seat of the barons was formerly Garvagh House near Garvagh in County Londonderry. The current baron lives in Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire .
Award
The title was created on October 28, 1818 for the House of Commons George Canning . He was a cousin of Prime Minister George Canning and the diplomat Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe .
Today's title holder has been his great-great-great-grandson Spencer Canning as the 6th Baron since 2013 .
List of Barons Garvagh (1818)
- George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh (1778–1840)
- Charles Canning, 2nd Baron Garvagh (1826–1871)
- Charles Canning, 3rd Baron Garvagh (1852-1915)
- Leopold Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh (1878–1956)
- George Canning, 5th Baron Garvagh (1920–2013)
- Spencer Canning, 6th Baron Garvagh (born 1953)
Heir apparent is the son of the current owner , Hon. Stratford Canning (* 1990).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Garvagh, Baron (I, 1818) at Cracroft's Peerage