Baron Blyth of Blythwood and of Stanstead Mountfichet in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

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 1907 for Sir James Blyth, 1st Baronet

James Blyth, 1st Baron Blyth

James Blyth, Baron Blyth , known as "Sir James Blyth, 1st Baronet" from 1895 to 1907, was a British businessman....

. He was a Director of the gin making firm of W. & A. Gilbey as well as an expert on wine culture and wine commerce. Before his elevation to the peerage, Blyth had been created a Baronet, of Chelmsford in the County of Essex, in 1895. His eldest son, the second Baron, was a Director of W. and A. Gilbey. The latter was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baron. He was the son of the Hon. Audley James Blyth, second son of the first Baron. the titles are held by the third Baron's grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2009.

Barons Blyth (1907)

• James Blyth, 1st Baron Blyth
  James Blyth, 1st Baron Blyth
  James Blyth, Baron Blyth , known as "Sir James Blyth, 1st Baronet" from 1895 to 1907, was a British businessman....
  
   (1841–1925)
• Herbert William Blyth, 2nd Baron Blyth (1868–1943)
• Ian Audley James Blyth, 3rd Baron Blyth (1905–1977)
• Anthony Audley Rupert Blyth, 4th Baron Blyth (1931–2009)
• James Audley Ian Blyth, 5th Baron Blyth (b. 1970)

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. Hugo Audley Jasper Blyth (b. 2006).

Sources

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.