Baron Colwyn
Encyclopedia
Baron Colwyn, of Colwyn Bay in the County of Denbigh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1917 for the businessman Sir Frederick Smith, 1st Baronet
. He had already been created a Baronet in 1912. the titles are held by his great-grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1966. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords
after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
, and sits on the Conservative
benches.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son the Hon. Craig Peter Hamilton-Smith (b. 1968)
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 1917 for the businessman Sir Frederick Smith, 1st Baronet
Frederick Smith, 1st Baron Colwyn
Frederick Henry Smith, 1st Baron Colwyn PC , known as Sir Frederick Smith, 1st Baronet, from 1912 to 1917, was a British businessman....
. He had already been created a Baronet in 1912. the titles are held by his great-grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1966. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
, and sits on the 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...
benches.
Barons Colwyn (1917)
- Frederick Henry Smith, 1st Baron ColwynFrederick Smith, 1st Baron ColwynFrederick Henry Smith, 1st Baron Colwyn PC , known as Sir Frederick Smith, 1st Baronet, from 1912 to 1917, was a British businessman....
(1859–1946) - Frederick John Vivian Smith, 2nd Baron Colwyn (1914–1966)
- Ian Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn (b. 1942)
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. Craig Peter Hamilton-Smith (b. 1968)