Baron Gretton
Baron Gretton , of Stapleford in the County of Leicester , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The family seat of the barons was formerly Stapleford Park near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire and is now Somerby House in Somerby near Melton Mowbray.
Award
The title was created on January 27, 1944 for entrepreneur and former Conservative MP, John Gretton .
Today's title holder has been his great-grandson John Gretton, 4th Baron Gretton , since 1989 .
List of Barons Gretton (1944)
- John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton (1867–1947)
- John Gretton, 2nd Baron Gretton (1902-1982)
- John Gretton, 3rd Baron Gretton (1941–1989)
- John Gretton, 4th Baron Gretton (* 1975)
The heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. John Gretton (* 2008).
Individual notes
- ↑ The London Gazette : No. 36352, p. 541 , January 28, 1944.
Web links
- Gretton, Baron (UK, 1944) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment′s peerage