Baron Kennet
Baron Kennet , of the Dene in the County of Wilts , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award
The title was created on July 15, 1935 for (Edward) Hilton Young . He had been a member of the House of Commons for 20 years and was most recently Minister of Health. He was a member of the Liberal Party and later the Conservative Party .
Further title claims
The first baron was the youngest son of Sir George Young, 3rd Baronet. Therefore, the respective baron stands in the line of succession for the title Baronet , of Formosa Place in the County of Berkshire, created in 1813 , which belongs to the Baronetage of the United Kingdom .
List of Barons Kennet (1935)
- (Edward) Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet (1879-1960)
- Wayland Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet (1923-2009)
- William Aldus Thoby Young, 3rd Baron Kennet (* 1957)
The title heir is the son of the current baron, Hon. Archibald Wayland Keyes Young (* 1992).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The London Gazette : No. 34181, p. 4680 , July 19, 1935
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
- Kennet, Baron (UK, 1935) at Cracroft's Peerage