Baron Croft

Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Arms of Croft, of Croft Castle, Herefordshire: Quarterly per fess indented azure and argent, in the 1st quarter a lion passant guardant or[1]

Baron Croft, of Bournemouth in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[2] It was created on 28 May 1940 for the Conservative politician Sir Henry Page Croft, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a baronet of Knole in the Borough of Bournemouth in the County of Southampton in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 February 1924.[3] Croft was the grandson of Reverend Richard Croft, third son of Dr. Sir Richard Croft, 6th Baronet, of Croft Castle. As of 2010[update] the titles are held by the first Baron's grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1997.

Barons Croft (1940)

  • Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft (1881–1947)
  • Michael Henry Glendower Page Croft, 2nd Baron Croft (1916–1997)
  • Bernard William Henry Page Croft, 3rd Baron Croft (born 1949)

There is no heir to the titles.[4]

See also

  • Croft baronets of Croft Castle

Notes

  1. ^ Kidd, Charles, Debrett's peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.P306
  2. ^ "No. 34862". The London Gazette. 31 May 1940. p. 3275.
  3. ^ "No. 32929". The London Gazette. 22 April 1924. pp. 3295–3296.
  4. ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Croft, Baron". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 1034–1035. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.

References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
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