Baron Cawley, of Prestwich in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Peerage of the United Kingdom

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. It was created in 1918 for the Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician Sir Frederick Cawley, 1st Baronet

Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley

Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley PC, JP , known as Sir Frederick Cawley, Bt, between 1906 and 1918, was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician. A wealthy cotton merchant, he represented Prestwich in parliament between 1895 and 1918 and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster...

. He had previously represented Prestwich

Prestwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

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 from 1916 to 1918. Before his elevation to the peerage, Cawley had been created a Baronet, of Prestwich in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, in 1906. His grandson, the third Baron, notably served as Deputy Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords

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 from 1958 to 1967. the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the fourth Baron, who succeeded in 2001.

The Honourable Harold Thomas Cawley

Harold Thomas Cawley

Captain Harold Thomas Cawley was a British barrister, Liberal Party politician and soldier.-Background:...

, second son of the first Baron, and the Honourable Oswald Cawley

Oswald Cawley

Oswald Cawley , styled The Honourable from January 1918, was a British soldier and Liberal Party politician....

, fourth son of the first Baron, were both Liberal politicians.

The former seat of the Cawley family was Berrington Hall

Berrington Hall

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 near Leominster

Leominster

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 in Herefordshire

Herefordshire

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Barons Cawley (1918)

• Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley
  Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley
  Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley PC, JP , known as Sir Frederick Cawley, Bt, between 1906 and 1918, was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician. A wealthy cotton merchant, he represented Prestwich in parliament between 1895 and 1918 and served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster...
  
   (1850–1937)
• Robert Hugh Cawley, 2nd Baron Cawley (1877–1954)
• Frederick Lee Cawley, 3rd Baron Cawley (1913–2001)
• John Francis Cawley, 4th Baron Cawley (b. 1946)