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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)

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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]}
Reith, Baron (UK, 1940), Cracroft's Peerage

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