Baron Lyveden
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Baron Lyveden, of Lyveden in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1859 for the Liberal
politician Robert Vernon. Before 1859 he was known as Robert Vernon Smith. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. When he died the title passed to his nephew, the third Baron. He was the son of Reverend the Hon. Courtenay John Vernon, third son of first Baron. On the death of his son, the fourth Baron, in 1969, this line of the family failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his second cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the grandson of the Hon. Greville Richard Vernon youngest son of the first Baron. the title is held by his grandson, the seventh Baron, who succeeded his father in 1999. Lord Lyveden lives in New Zealand
.
Robert Percy Smith
, father of the first Baron, was also a politician.
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 1859 for the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician Robert Vernon. Before 1859 he was known as Robert Vernon Smith. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. When he died the title passed to his nephew, the third Baron. He was the son of Reverend the Hon. Courtenay John Vernon, third son of first Baron. On the death of his son, the fourth Baron, in 1969, this line of the family failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his second cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the grandson of the Hon. Greville Richard Vernon youngest son of the first Baron. the title is held by his grandson, the seventh Baron, who succeeded his father in 1999. Lord Lyveden lives in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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Robert Percy Smith
Robert Percy Smith
Robert Percy Smith , was a British lawyer and Member of Parliament.Smith was elected to the House of Commons for Grantham in 1812, a seat he held until 1818, then represented Lincoln from 1820 to 1826. He also served as Judge Advocate General in India. He married Caroline Maria Vernon, second...
, father of the first Baron, was also a politician.
Barons Lyveden (1859)
- Robert Vernon, 1st Baron Lyveden (1800–1873)
- Fitzpatrick Henry Vernon, 2nd Baron Lyveden (1824–1900)
- Courtenay Robert Percy Vernon, 3rd Baron Lyveden (1857–1926)
- Robert Fitzpatrick Courtenay Vernon, 4th Baron Lyveden (1892–1969)
- Sidney Munro Vernon, 5th Baron Lyveden (1888–1973)
- Ronald Cecil Vernon, 6th Baron Lyveden (1915–1999)
- Jack Leslie Vernon, 7th Baron Lyveden (b. 1938)