Baron Sandford
Baron Sandford is a hereditary British title of nobility awarded twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Awards
For the first time on January 20, 1891, the title of Baron Sandford , of Sandford in the County of Salop , was created for the former Parliamentary Secretary in the Department of Education Sir Francis Sandford . The title expired when he died childless on December 31, 1893.
In the second bestowal on July 14, 1945, the title of Baron Sandford , of Banbury in the County of Oxford , was created for the Conservative House of Commons Sir James Edmondson , on the occasion of his resignation from the office of Treasurer of the Household . Today's title holder has been his grandson James Edmondson, who lives in Canada, as 3rd Baron since 2009 .
List of Barons Sandford
Barons Sandford, first bestowal (1891)
- Francis Sandford, 1st Baron Sandford (1824-1893)
Barons Sandford, second award (1945)
- James Edmondson, 1st Baron Sandford (1886-1959)
- John Edmondson, 2nd Baron Sandford (1920–2009)
- James Edmondson, 3rd Baron Sandford (born 1949)
The heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. Devon Edmondson (* 1986).
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette : No. 26126, p. 360 , January 20, 1891.
- ↑ The London Gazette : No. 37193, p. 3835 , July 24, 1945.
Web links
- Sandford, Baron (UK, 1945) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment′s peerage