Baron Geddes

Sir Auckland Geddes, around 1919

Baron Geddes , of Rolvenden in the County of Kent , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

The title was created on January 28, 1942 for the conservative politician and former British ambassador to the USA, Sir Auckland Geddes . He was followed in 1954 by his son and in 1975 by his grandson as 2nd and 3rd baron. The latter is one of the few hereditary peers who remained in the House of Lords after the House of Lords reform in 1999 .

Barons Geddes (1942)

• Auckland Campbell Geddes, 1st Baron Geddes (1879–1954)
• Ross Campbell Geddes, 2nd Baron Geddes (1907–1975)
• Euan Michael Ross Geddes, 3rd Baron Geddes (* 1937)

Heir apparent is the son of the current title holder James George Neil Geddes (* 1969).
His marriage is his son Angus Ross Alexander Geddes (* 2005).

Literature and web links

• Charles Kidd, David Williamson (Eds.): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page