Baron Moynihan
Baron Moynihan , of Leeds in the County of York , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award
The title was created on March 19, 1929 for Sir Berkeley Moynihan, 1st Baronet surgeon . This had already been awarded the subordinate title Baronet , of Carr Manor, Meanwood in the West Riding of the County of York on March 9, 1922 .
After the death of his grandson, the 3rd Baron, in 1991, a legal dispute broke out between his two sons from different marriages, who mutually questioned their legitimacy. The litigation only ended in 1997 in favor of her uncle, a half-brother of the 3rd Baron, Colin Moynihan , who has held the title ever since.
List of Barons Moynihan (1929)
- Berkeley Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan (1865-1936)
- Patrick Moynihan, 2nd Baron Moynihan (1906–1965)
- Antony Moynihan, 3rd Baron Moynihan (1936–1991) (title dormant 1991)
- Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan (* 1955) (title confirmed 1997)
Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. Nicholas Moynihan (* 1994).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The London Gazette : No. 33479, p. 1968, March 22, 1929.
- ^ The London Gazette: No. 32733, p. 5593, July 28, 1922.
Web links
- Moynihan, Baron (UK, 1929) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page