Baron Masham

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Baron Masham is a hereditary British title of nobility which has been awarded three times. The first award took place in the Peerage of Great Britain , the two later in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Awards

For the first time on January 1, 1712, the title of Baron Masham , of Otes, was bestowed on the courtier Samuel Masham . The title expired on June 14, 1776 with the death of the second baron.

The second time was on July 15, 1891, the title Baron Masham , of Swinton in the County of York , created for the industrialist Samuel Cunliffe Lister . With the death of the third baron, this title expired on January 4, 1924.

On May 5, 1955, the title of Baron Masham , of Ellington in the County of York, was given to the politician Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton , who was also elevated to Earl of Swinton . The respective Earl of Swinton leads the barony as a subordinate title, his title heir ( apparent heir ) leads the courtesy title of Lord Masham .

Other titles

The second earl's wife, Susan Cunliffe-Lister , was named a life peer in her own right in the Peerage of the United Kingdom on February 12, 1970 . She received the title of Baroness Masham of Ilton , of Masham in the North Riding of the County of York .

List of Barons Masham

Samuel Lister, 1st Baron Masham

Baron Masham, first bestowal (1712)

Baron Masham, second bestowal (1891)

Baron Masham, third award (1955)

Heir to the title is the son of the current title holder, Mark Cunliffe-Lister, Lord Masham (* 1970).

See also

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