Baron Reith

Baron Reith ( /ˈriːθ/), of Stonehaven in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1940 for John Reith, the first Director-General of the BBC. His only son, the second Baron, disclaimed the peerage for life in 1972.

Barons Reith (1940)

• John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith (1889–1971)
• Christopher John Reith, 2nd Baron Reith (b. 1928) (disclaimed 1972)

The heir to the barony is the former 2nd Baron's only son, Hon. James Harry John Reith (b. 1971)

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Reith, Baron (UK, 1940), Cracroft's Peerage