Baron May

Baron May , of Weybridge in the County of Surrey , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

The family seat of the barons is Gauthern's Barn near Sibford Gower in Oxfordshire .

Award

The title was created on July 15, 1935 for the financial expert Sir George May, 1st Baronet . On January 27, 1931, he was given the subordinate title Baronet , of the Eyot in the County of Surrey, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom .

Today's title holder has been his great-grandson Jasper May, 4th Baron May , since 2006 .

List of Barons May (1935)

• George May, 1st Baron May (1871-1946)
• John May, 2nd Baron May (1904–1950)
• Michael May, 3rd Baron May (1931-2006)
• Jasper May, 4th Baron May (* 1965)

There is currently no title inheritance.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} The London Gazette : No. 34176, p. 4241 , July 2, 1935.

See also

• Baron May of Oxford (Life Peer, 2001)

Web links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• May, Baron (UK, 1935) at Cracroft's Peerage