Baron Belper
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Baron Belper, of Belper in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1856 for the Liberal
politician Edward Strutt
, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
from 1853 to 1854. He was son of William Strutt
and the grandson of the inventor Jedediah Strutt
. Lord Belper's son, the second Baron, represented Derbyshire East and Berwick in the House of Commons
as a Liberal
. the title is held by the latter's great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1999.
The mountaineer Edward Lisle Strutt
was the son of the Honourable Arthur Strutt, younger son of the first Baron.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son the Hon. Michael Henry Strutt (b. 1969)
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 1856 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 Edward Strutt
Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper
Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper PC, FRS , was a British Liberal Party politician. He served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1852 to 1854 under Lord Aberdeen.-Background and education:...
, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a ministerial office in the government of the United Kingdom that includes as part of its duties, the administration of the estates and rents of the Duchy of Lancaster...
from 1853 to 1854. He was son of William Strutt
William Strutt (inventor)
William Strutt FRS, was a cotton spinner in Belper, England.-Biography:Strutt was the first son of Jedediah Strutt and, after a good education, joined his father's business at the age of fourteen...
and the grandson of the inventor Jedediah Strutt
Jedediah Strutt
Jedediah Strutt or Jedidiah Strutt – as he spelt it – was a hosier and cotton spinner from Belper, England.Strutt and his brother-in-law William Woollat developed an attachment to the stocking frame that allowed the production of ribbed stockings...
. Lord Belper's son, the second Baron, represented Derbyshire East and Berwick 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...
as a 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...
. the title is held by the latter's great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1999.
The mountaineer Edward Lisle Strutt
Edward Lisle Strutt
Lt-Col. Edward Lisle Strutt CBE, DSO was an English soldier and mountaineer, and President of the Alpine Club from 1935–38.-Family:...
was the son of the Honourable Arthur Strutt, younger son of the first Baron.
Barons Belper (1856)
- Edward Strutt, 1st Baron BelperEdward Strutt, 1st Baron BelperEdward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper PC, FRS , was a British Liberal Party politician. He served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1852 to 1854 under Lord Aberdeen.-Background and education:...
(1801–1880) - Henry Strutt, 2nd Baron BelperHenry Strutt, 2nd Baron BelperHenry Strutt, 2nd Baron Belper PC, JP, DL , styled The Honourable Henry Strutt between 1856 and 1880, was a British businessman, courtier and politician...
(1840–1914)- Hon. William Strutt (1875-1898)
- Algernon Henry Strutt, 3rd Baron BelperAlgernon Strutt, 3rd Baron BelperAlgernon Henry Strutt was 3rd Baron Belper from 1914 to 1956.He entered the British Army in August 1908 and gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 2nd Life Guards...
(1883–1956) - (Alexander) Ronald George Strutt, 4th Baron BelperRonald Strutt, 4th Baron BelperMajor Ronald George Strutt, 4th Baron Belper , was a British soldier and equestrian.-Military Career:He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst...
(1912–1999) - Richard Henry Strutt, 5th Baron Belper (b. 1941)
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. Michael Henry Strutt (b. 1969)