Baron Hemingford from Watford in Hertfordshire is a hereditary title in the United Kingdom Peer System. It was created on February 1, 1943 for the conservative politician, Sir Dennis Herbert (1869-1947). He sat in the House of Commons from Watford (1918–1943) and was Vice-Speaker of the House of Commons (1931–1943). His son, Dennis George Ruddock Herbert, 2nd Baron Hemingford (1904–1982), served as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough (1968–1974). As of 2010, the title carrier was the son of the latter, Dennis Nicholas Herbert, 3rd Baron Hemingford (born 1934 ), who replaced his father in 1982 . Lord Hemingford is a professional journalist known as Nicholas Herbert.
Barons Hemingford (1943)
- 1943–1947: Dennis Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Hemingford (February 25, 1869 - December 10, 1947), the eldest son of Rev. Henry Herbert (1824–1911) [1]
- 1947–1982: Dennis George Ruddock Herbert, 2nd Baron Hemingford (March 25, 1904 - June 19, 1982), eldest son of the previous one [2]
- 1982 - Present: (Dennis) Nicholas Herbert, 3rd Baron Hemingford (born July 25, 1934), the only son of the previous one [3]
- Title heir: Hon. Christopher Dennis Charles Herbert (born July 4, 1973), the only son of the previous one [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Dennis Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Hemingford (Eng.) . thePeerage.com.
- ↑ Dennis George Ruddock Herbert, 2nd Baron Hemingford (Eng.) . thePeerage.com.
- ↑ Dennis Nicholas Herbert Herbert, 3rd Baron Hemingford (Eng.) . thePeerage.com.
- ↑ Hon. Christopher Dennis Charles Herbert (Eng.) . thePeerage.com.
Links
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- thepeerage.com