Baron Herschell
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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 1886 for the lawyer and Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician Sir Farrer Herschell
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell
Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell GCB, PC, QC was Lord Chancellor of Great Britain in 1886, and again from 1892 to 1895.-Early career:...
. He served as Lord Chancellor
Lord Chancellor
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in 1886 and from 1892 to 1895. The title became extinct on the death of his grandson, the third Baron, in 2008.
Ridley Haim Herschell
Ridley Haim Herschell
Ridley Haim Herschell was an Anglo-Polish minister who converted from Judaism to evangelical Christianity...
was the father of the first Baron.
Barons Herschell (1886)
- Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron HerschellFarrer Herschell, 1st Baron HerschellFarrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell GCB, PC, QC was Lord Chancellor of Great Britain in 1886, and again from 1892 to 1895.-Early career:...
(1837–1899) - Richard Farrer Herschell, 2nd Baron HerschellRichard Herschell, 2nd Baron HerschellRichard Farrer Herschell, 2nd Baron Herschell GCVO , was a British Liberal politician.Herschell was the only son of Lord Chancellor Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell, and his wife Agnes Adela , and succeeded in the barony in 1899...
(1878–1929) - Rognvald Richard Farrer Herschell, 3rd Baron Herschell (13 September 1923–26 October 2008). Herschell was the only son of Richard Herschell, 2nd Baron HerschellRichard Herschell, 2nd Baron HerschellRichard Farrer Herschell, 2nd Baron Herschell GCVO , was a British Liberal politician.Herschell was the only son of Lord Chancellor Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell, and his wife Agnes Adela , and succeeded in the barony in 1899...
, and Vera, daughter of Sir Arthur Nicolson, 10th Baronet, and was educated at EtonEton CollegeEton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
. He was a Page of HonourPage of HonourWhile a page is a comparatively low-ranking servant, a Page of Honour is a ceremonial position in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. It requires attendance on state occasions, but does not now involve the daily duties which were once attached to the office of page...
to the king from 1935 to 1940 and was a train bearer at the coronation of George VIGeorge VI of the United KingdomGeorge VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...
in 1937. A captain in the Coldstream GuardsColdstream GuardsHer Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
, Lord Herschell fought in the Second World War from 1942 to 1945. Despite being entitled to a seat in the House of LordsHouse of LordsThe 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....
between 1944 and 1999, he never spoke in parliament. Lord Herschell married Lady Heather, daughter of Humphry Legge, 8th Earl of DartmouthHumphry Legge, 8th Earl of DartmouthHumphry Legge, 8th Earl of Dartmouth, CVO, DSO, KPM was a British peer and police officer.Legge was the youngest son of the 6th Earl of Dartmouth. During World War I, he served as a Commander with the Royal Navy and was mentioned in despatches...
, in 1948. They had one daughter, the Hon. Arabella Jane (b. 1955), who is married to Sir John KiszelyJohn KiszelyLieutenant General Sir John Panton Kiszely KCB, MC was Director of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. In December 2008 he was appointed as the National President of The Royal British Legion.-Military career:...
. Herschell died in October 2008, aged 85, and the barony became extinct.