Baron Westbury
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Baron Westbury, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1861 for the lawyer and Liberal politician Richard Bethell on his appointment as Lord Chancellor. As of 2007 the title is held by his great-great-great-grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2001.
[edit] Barons Westbury (1861)
- Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury (1800-1873)
- Richard Augustus Bethell, 2nd Baron Westbury (1830-1875)
- Richard Luttrell Pilkington Bethell, 3rd Baron Westbury (1852-1930)
- Richard Morland Tollemache Bethell, 4th Baron Westbury (1914-1961)
- David Allan Bethell, 5th Baron Westbury (1922-2001)
- Richard Nicholas Bethell, 6th Baron Westbury (b. 1950)
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
