Baron Radstock
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Baron Radstock , of Casteltown in the Queen's County was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Ireland .
Award
The title was created on December 29, 1800 for Vice-Admiral William Waldegrave . He was the second born son of 3rd Earl Waldegrave .
Although an Irish title, its territorial dedication refers to the English town of Radstock in Somerset .
The title expired on September 17, 1953 when the 5th Baron died, as his son and heir John Waldegrave (* 1905) had died in 1944.
List of Barons Radstock (1800)
- William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock (1753–1825)
- Granville Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock (1786–1857)
- Granville Waldegrave, 3rd Baron Radstock (1833–1913)
- Granville Waldegrave, 4th Baron Radstock (1859–1937)
- Montague Waldegrave, 5th Baron Radstock (1867–1953)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The London Gazette : 15326, 39 , January 6, 1801.