Baron Hives
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Baron Hives, of Duffield in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1950 for the Ernest Hives, Chairman of Rolls-Royce Ltd
. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1997.
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 1950 for the Ernest Hives, Chairman of Rolls-Royce Ltd
Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce Limited was a renowned British car and, from 1914 on, aero-engine manufacturing company founded by Charles Stewart Rolls and Henry Royce on 15 March 1906 as the result of a partnership formed in 1904....
. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1997.
Barons Hives (1950)
- Ernest Walter Hives, 1st Baron Hives (1886–1965)
- John Warwick Hives, 2nd Baron Hives (1913–1997)
- Matthew Peter Hives, 3rd Baron Hives (b. 1971)