Baron Swansea
Baron Swansea , of Singleton in the County of Glamorgan , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award
The title was created on June 9, 1893 for the industrialist and Liberal MP, Sir Henry Vivian, 1st Baronet . As early as May 13, 1882, he was given the subordinate title Baronet , of Singleton in the County of Glamorgan.
Today's title holder has been his great-great grandson Richard Vivian as 5th Baron since 2005 .
List of Barons Swansea (1893)
- Henry Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea (1821-1894)
- Ernest Vivian, 2nd Baron Swansea (1848–1932)
- Odo Vivian, 3rd Baron Swansea (1875–1934)
- John Vivian, 4th Baron Swansea (1925-2005)
- Richard Vivian, 5th Baron Swansea (* 1957)
Title heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. James Vivian (* 1999).
Web links
- Swansea, Baron (UK, 1893) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The London Gazette : No. 26412, p. 3383 , June 13, 1893.