Baron Baillieu
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Baron Baillieu, of Sefton in the Commonwealth of Australia and of Parkwood in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1953 for the businessman and public servant, Sir Clive Baillieu, the son of the Australia
n financier and politician William Baillieu
. Baillieu was Chairman and President of the Dunlop Rubber Company and President of the Federation of British Industries
and also worked for the British
government during the Second World War. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1973.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son the Hon. Robert Latham Baillieu (b. 1979)
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 in 1953 for the businessman and public servant, Sir Clive Baillieu, the son of the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n financier and politician William Baillieu
William Baillieu
William Lawrence Baillieu was an Australian financier and politician. He was a successful businessman, having developed significant business interests from his relatively humble beginnings...
. Baillieu was Chairman and President of the Dunlop Rubber Company and President of the Federation of British Industries
Federation of British Industries
The Federation of British Industries was founded by the Midlands industrialist Dudley Docker in 1916. It was composed of 124 firms which all gave £1,000 for its foundation. The FBI never took part in labour relations but progressively involved in tariff reform...
and also worked for the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
government during the Second World War. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1973.
Barons Baillieu (1953)
- Clive Latham Baillieu, 1st Baron Baillieu (1889–1967)
- William Latham Baillieu, 2nd Baron Baillieu (1915–1973)
- James William Latham Baillieu, 3rd Baron Baillieu (b. 1950)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son the Hon. Robert Latham Baillieu (b. 1979)