Baron Silkin

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

The title was bestowed on Labor Party MP Lewis Silkin on July 4, 1950 , on the occasion of his resignation from the post of Minister for Urban Planning.

Both his son, the 2nd Baron, on May 18, 1972, and his nephew, the 3rd Baron, on April 4, 2002, have renounced the title for life under the Peerage Act 1963 . The title has been suspended since then.

List of Barons Silkin (1950)

• Lewis Silkin, 1st Baron Silkin (1889–1972)
• Arthur Silkin, 2nd Baron Silkin (1916–2001) (title waiver 1972)
• Christopher Silkin, 3rd Baron Silkin (* 1947) (title waiver 2002)

Probable title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the cousin of the current title holder, Rory Silkin (* 1954).

See also

• Baron Silkin of Dulwich (Life Peerage 1985)

Web links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Silkin, Baron (UK, 1950) at Cracroft's Peerage