Baron Longford
Baron Longford is a hereditary British title of nobility , which was awarded once each in the Peerage of Great Britain and in the Peerage of Ireland .
Awards
For the first time the title of Baron Longford , of Longford in the County of Wilts , was bestowed on June 29, 1747 in the Peerage of Great Britain to the House of Commons Sir Jacob Bouverie, 3rd Baronet , as a subordinate title to the title Viscount Folkestone , of Folkestone, which was also conferred in the County of Kent . His son, the 2nd Viscount, became Earl of Radnor and Baron Pleydell-Bouverie , of Coleshill in the County of Berks in the Peerage of Great Britain on October 31, 1765 . The barony has since been a subordinate title of the respective Earl of Radnor.
In the second bestowal, the title of Baron Longford , in the County of Longford , in the Peerage of Ireland on May 7, 1756 was bestowed on Thomas Pakenham . His grandson, the 3rd Baron, also inherited the title of 2nd Earl of Longford in 1793 , which was awarded to his wife Elizabeth after the death of the first Baron on June 20, 1785 in the Peerage of Ireland. The barony has since been a subordinate title of the respective Earl of Longford.
List of Barons Longford
Barons Longford, first bestowal (1747)
- Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone , 1st Baron Longford (1694–1761)
- William Bouverie, 1st Earl of Radnor , 2nd Baron Longford (1725–1776)
- Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor , 3rd Baron Longford (1750-1828)
- William Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor , 4th Baron Longford (1779–1869)
- Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 4th Earl of Radnor , 5th Baron Longford (1815-1889)
- William Pleydell-Bouverie, 5th Earl of Radnor , 6th Baron Longford (1841–1900)
- Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 6th Earl of Radnor , 7th Baron Longford (1868–1930)
- William Pleydell-Bouverie, 7th Earl of Radnor , 8th Baron Longford (1895–1968)
- Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 8th Earl of Radnor , 9th Baron Longford (1927-2008)
- William Pleydell-Bouverie, 9th Earl of Radnor , 10th Baron Longford (born 1955)
Probable title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the eldest son of the current title holder Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, Viscount Folkestone (* 1999).
Barons Longford, second bestowal (1756)
- Thomas Pakenham, 1st Baron Longford (1713–1776)
- Edward Pakenham, 2nd Baron Longford (1743–1792)
- Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford , 3rd Baron Longford (1774–1835)
- Edward Pakenham, 3rd Earl of Longford , 4th Baron Longford (1817-1860)
- William Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford , 5th Baron Longford (1819-1887)
- Thomas Pakenham, 5th Earl of Longford , 6th Baron Longford (1864-1915)
- Edward Pakenham, 6th Earl of Longford , 7th Baron Longford (1902–1961)
- Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford , 8th Baron Longford (1905-2001)
- Thomas Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford , 9th Baron Longford (* 1933)
The likely heir to the title is the eldest son of the current title holder, Edward Pakenham, Baron Silchester (* 1970).