Baron Leighton of St. Mellons

Baron Leighton of Saint Mellons , of Saint Mellons in the County of Monmouth , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Award

The title was created on January 25, 1962 for the Welsh shipowner Sir Leighton Seager, 1st Baronet . This had already been given the subordinate title Baronet , of St. Mellons in the County of Monmouth, on July 1, 1952 .

Today's title holder has been his grandson Robert Seager as 3rd Baron since 1998 .

List of Barons Leighton of St. Mellons (1962)

• Leighton Seager, 1st Baron Leighton of St. Mellons (1896–1963)
• John Seager, 2nd Baron Leighton of St. Mellons (1922-1998)
• Robert Seager, 3rd Baron Leighton of St. Mellons (* 1955)

Title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the brother of the current title holder, Hon. Simon Seager (* 1957).

Individual notes

1. ^ ^{A b} The London Gazette : No. 42582, p. 683 , January 26, 1962.
2. ^ The London Gazette: 39597, 3815 , July 15, 1952.

See also

• Baron Leighton (1896)

Web links

• Leighton of St Mellons, Baron (UK, 1962) at Cracroft's Peerage
• Leigh Rayment′s peerage