Baron Layton

Baron Layton , of Danehill in the County of Sussex , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Award

The title was created on January 16, 1947 for the economist Sir Walter Thomas Layton . He had been the editor of the Economist magazine for 16 years and worked in the military administration during both world wars.

List of Barons Layton (1947)

• Walter Thomas Layton, 1st Baron Layton (1884–1966)
• Michael John Layton, 2nd Baron Layton (1912-1989)
• Geoffrey Michael Layton, 3rd Baron Layton (born 1947)

Probable title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is a cousin of the current title holder, Jonathan Francis Layton (* 1942).

Web links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Layton, Baron (UK, 1947) at Cracroft's Peerage