Baron Mountevans

Coat of arms of the Barons Mountevans

Baron Mountevans , of Chelsea in the County of London , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Award

The title was created on November 13, 1945 by Letters patent for the Antarctic explorer and Admiral of the Royal Navy Sir Edward Evans . He had supported Robert Falcon Scott on his tragic Terra Nova expedition , among others .

Today's title holder has been his grandson Jeffrey Evans as the 4th Baron since 2014 .

List of Barons Mountevans (1945)

• Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880–1957)
• Richard Andvord Evans, 2nd Baron Mountevans (1918–1974)
• Edward Patrick Broke Evans, 3rd Baron Mountevans (1943-2014)
• Jeffrey Richard de Corban Evans, 4th Baron Mountevans (* 1948)

Probable title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the older son of the current title holder, Alexander Evans (* 1975).

Individual evidence

1. ^ The London Gazette : No. 37348, p. 5535 , November 13, 1945.

Web links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Mountevans, Baron (UK, 1945) at Cracroft's Peerage