Baron Northbourne
Baron Northbourne , of Betteshanger in the County of Kent and of Jarrow Grange in the County Palatine of Durham , is a British hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award
The title was bestowed on November 5, 1884, former Conservative MP, Sir Walter James, 2nd Baronet .
In 1829 he had inherited the subordinate title Baronet , of Langley Hall and Denford Court in the County of Berks , from his father Sir Walter James, 1st Baronet (1759-1829) , which he inherited on July 28, 1791 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
Today's title holder has been his great-great-great-grandson Charles James as the 6th Baron since 2019 .
List of Barons Northbourne (1884)
- Walter James, 1st Baron Northbourne (1816-1893)
- Walter James, 2nd Baron Northbourne (1846–1923)
- Walter James, 3rd Baron Northbourne (1869–1932)
- Walter James, 4th Baron Northbourne (1896–1982)
- Christopher James, 5th Baron Northbourne (1926-2019)
- Charles James, 6th Baron Northbourne (* 1960)
Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the eldest son of the current title holder, Hon. Henry James (* 1988).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b The London Gazette : No. 25411, p. 4753 , November 4, 1884.
Web links
- Northbourne, Baron (UK, 1884) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page