Baron de Villiers of Vinberg in the Cape in the Union of South Africa is a hereditary title in the United Kingdom Peer system. It was created on September 21, 1910 for the famous South African lawyer and judge John de Villiers (1842-1914). He served as Attorney General of the Cape Colony (1872–1874), Chief Justice of the Cape Colony (1874–1910) and Chief Justice of South Africa (1910–1914).
Arthur Percy de Villiers, 3rd Baron de Villiers (1911-2001), graduated from Magdalen College in Oxford and worked as a lawyer in Auckland ( New Zealand ). In 1949, he was admitted to the Supreme Court of New Zealand . He lived in Huapai around Auckland .
As of 2010, the title holder was the son of the latter, Alexander Charles de Villiers, 4th Baron de Villiers (born 1940), who became his father's successor in 2001 .
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Barons de Villiers (1910)
- 1910-1914: John de Villiers, 1st Baron de Villiers (June 15, 1842 - September 2, 1914), second son of Charles Christian de Villiers (1811-1854) from Parla [1]
- 1914-1934: Charles Percy de Villiers, 2nd Baron de Villiers (November 24, 1871 - February 10, 1934), the eldest son of the previous [2]
- 1934-2001: Arthur Percy de Villiers, 3rd Baron de Villiers (December 17, 1911 - March 23, 2001), the eldest son of the previous [3]
- 2001 - present: Alexander Charles de Villiers, 4th Baron de Villiers (born December 29, 1940), the only son of the previous [4]
There is no heir to the baronial title.
See also
- Barracks Graff
Notes
- ↑ John Henry de Villiers, 1st Baron de Villiers . thePeerage.com.
- ↑ Charles Percy de Villiers, 2nd Baron de Villiers . thePeerage.com.
- ↑ Arthur Percy de Villiers, 3rd Baron de Villiers . thePeerage.com.
- ↑ Alexander Charles de Villiers, 4th Baron de Villiers . thePeerage.com.
Sources
- 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