Baron Haversham
Baron Haversham was a hereditary British title of nobility that was conferred twice. Both awarded titles have expired.
History of the title
First awarded in 1696
It was first awarded on May 4, 1696 in the Peerage of England when Sir John Thompson, 1st Baronet, was raised to Baron Haversham , of Haversham in the County of Buckingham. He was previously a member of the House of Commons , where he represented the constituency of Gatton between 1685 and 1696 . As early as 1673 he had been raised to Baronet , of Haversham in the County of Buckingham, in the Baronetage of England . On his death on November 1, 1710, his son Maurice Thompson inherited the title of 2nd Baron Haversham . He was also a member of the House of Commons and represented the constituency of Bletchingley from 1695 to 1698 and, like his father, the constituency of Gatton between 1698 and 1705 . After his death on April 11, 1745, the titles of Baron Haversham and Thompson Baronet expired.
Second award in 1906
The second award took place on January 11, 1906 in the Peerage of the United Kingdom when the politician of the Liberal Party Sir Arthur Divett Hayter, 2nd Baronet was raised to Baron Haversham , of Bracknell in the County of Berkshire. This was with interruptions for 23 years a member of the House of Commons and between 1880 and 1882 Lord in the Treasury and then from 1882 to 1885 as Treasury Secretary in the War Department. His father was the politician William Goodenough Hayter , who was also a member of the House of Commons from 1837 to 1865 and was temporarily finance secretary and parliamentary secretary of the Treasury.In 1858 , he was raised to the baronet of South Hill Park in the County of Berkshire in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom has been. After Arthur Hayter's death on May 10, 1917, the titles of Baron Haversham and Hayter Baronet expired.
List of title owners
Baron Haversham; first award (1696)
- John Thompson, 1st Baron Haversham (1648-1710)
- Maurice Thompson, 2nd Baron Haversham (1675-1745)
Hayter Baronets, of South Hill Park (1858)
- William Goodenough Hayter, 1st Baronet (1792-1878)
- Arthur Divett Hayter, 2nd Baronet (1835–1917) (elevation to Baron Haversham 1906)
Baron Haversham; second award (1906)
- Arthur Divett Hayter, 1st Baron Haversham (1835-1917)
Web links
- Entry in Leigh Rayment Peerage