Baron Hemingford
Baron Hemingford, of Watford in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created 1 February 1943 for the Conservative politician Sir Dennis Herbert. He was a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1931 to 1943. His son, the second Baron, notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough from 1968 to 1974. As of 2010[update] the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1982. He is a journalist known professionally as Nicholas Herbert.
Barons Hemingford (1943)
- Dennis Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Hemingford (1869–1947)
- Dennis George Ruddock Herbert, 2nd Baron Hemingford (1904–1982)
- (Dennis) Nicholas Herbert, 3rd Baron Hemingford (b. 1934)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Christopher Dennis Charles Herbert (b. 1973).
Notes
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- ^ "No. 35888". The London Gazette. 2 February 1943. p. 607.
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]
