Baron Wakehurst

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Baron Wakehurst , of Ardingly in the County of Sussex , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Award

The title was created on June 29, 1934 for the conservative politician and Chairman of the Southern Railway Gerald Loder .

Today's title holder has been his grandson John Loder as 3rd Baron since 1970 .

List of Barons Wakehurst (1934)

Gerald Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst (1861–1936)
John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst (1895–1970)
John Loder, 3rd Baron Wakehurst (* 1925)

The heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. Timothy Loder (born 1958).

Web links

Wakehurst, Baron (UK, 1934) at Cracroft's Peerage
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page