Baron Airedale
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Baron Airedale, of Gledhow in the West Riding of the County of York, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created on 17 July 1907 for the Liberal
politician Sir James Kitson, 1st Baronet
, who had previously represented Colne Valley
in the House of Commons
and served as Lord Mayor of Leeds. Kitson had already been created a Baronet, of Gledhow in the West Riding of the County of York, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1886. Both the title and baronetcy became extinct on the death of his grandson, the fourth Baron, in 1996.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created on 17 July 1907 for the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician Sir James Kitson, 1st Baronet
James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale
James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale PC, DSc , known as Sir James Kitson, Bt, between 1886 and 1907, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician....
, who had previously represented Colne Valley
Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Colne Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. In the post-war period the seat had the distinction of being one of the few Labour/Liberal marginals,...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
and served as Lord Mayor of Leeds. Kitson had already been created a Baronet, of Gledhow in the West Riding of the County of York, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1886. Both the title and baronetcy became extinct on the death of his grandson, the fourth Baron, in 1996.
Barons Airedale (1907)
- James Kitson, 1st Baron AiredaleJames Kitson, 1st Baron AiredaleJames Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale PC, DSc , known as Sir James Kitson, Bt, between 1886 and 1907, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician....
(1835–1911) - Albert Ernest Kitson, 2nd Baron AiredaleAlbert Kitson, 2nd Baron AirdaleSir Albert Ernest Kitson, BA, 2nd Baron Airedale was a British peer, the son of Sir James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale.He succeeded to the titles of 2nd Baron Airedale, of Gledhow, and 2nd Baronet Kitson on 16 March 1911....
(1863–1944) - Roland Dudley Kitson, 3rd Baron AiredaleRoland Kitson, 3rd Baron AirdaleCaptain Roland Dudley Kitson, 3rd Baron Airedale , businessman, was born in Leeds, son of Sir James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale and his second wife, Mary Laura daughter of Edward Fisher Smith.-Career:...
(1882–1958) - Oliver James Vandeleur Kitson, 4th Baron AiredaleOliver Kitson, 4th Baron AiredaleSir Oliver James Vandeleur Kitson, 4th Baron Airedale , "an able and devoted" politician, member of the Liberal Party and later of the Liberal Democrat Party, was a British peer.-Career:...
(1915–1996)