Baron Banbury of Southam
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Baron Banbury of Southam, in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1924 for the businessman and Conservative
politician Sir Frederick Banbury, 1st Baronet
. He was head of Frederick Banbury and Sons, stockbrokers, and also represented Peckham
and the City of London
in the House of Commons
. Banbury had already been created a Baronet, of Southam in the County of Warwick, in 1902. the titles are held by his great-grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1981.
There is no heir to the barony and baronetcy.
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 1924 for the businessman and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician Sir Frederick Banbury, 1st Baronet
Frederick Banbury, 1st Baron Banbury of Southam
Frederick George Banbury, 1st Baron Banbury of Southam PC , known as Sir Frederick Banbury, 1st Baronet, from 1903 to 1924, was a British businessman and Conservative Member of Parliament....
. He was head of Frederick Banbury and Sons, stockbrokers, and also represented Peckham
Peckham (UK Parliament constituency)
Peckham was a borough constituency in South London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
and the City of London
City of London (UK Parliament constituency)
The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950.-Boundaries and boundary...
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...
. Banbury had already been created a Baronet, of Southam in the County of Warwick, in 1902. the titles are held by his great-grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1981.
Barons Banbury (1924)
- Frederick George Banbury, 1st Baron Banbury of SouthamFrederick Banbury, 1st Baron Banbury of SouthamFrederick George Banbury, 1st Baron Banbury of Southam PC , known as Sir Frederick Banbury, 1st Baronet, from 1903 to 1924, was a British businessman and Conservative Member of Parliament....
(1850–1936)- Charles William Banbury (1877–1914)
- Charles William Banbury, 2nd Baron Banbury of Southam (1915–1981)
- Charles William Banbury, 3rd Baron Banbury of Southam (b. 1953)
There is no heir to the barony and baronetcy.