Baron Barnby
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Baron Barnby, of Blyth in the County of Nottingham, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created on 26 January 1922 for Francis Willey
, head of Francis Willey & Co Ltd, wool merchants. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, on 30 April 1982.
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 26 January 1922 for Francis Willey
Francis Willey, 1st Baron Barnby
Francis Willey, 1st Baron Barnby was an English wool merchant.Willey was born in Bradford and joined his father's wool business, which later became Francis Willey & Co Ltd and had agencies all over the Dominions and the United States. Willey was also a great horseman, huntsman and racehorse owner...
, head of Francis Willey & Co Ltd, wool merchants. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, on 30 April 1982.
Barons Barnby (1922)
- Francis Willey, 1st Baron BarnbyFrancis Willey, 1st Baron BarnbyFrancis Willey, 1st Baron Barnby was an English wool merchant.Willey was born in Bradford and joined his father's wool business, which later became Francis Willey & Co Ltd and had agencies all over the Dominions and the United States. Willey was also a great horseman, huntsman and racehorse owner...
(1841–1929) - Francis Vernon Willey, 2nd Baron Barnby (1884–1982)