Baron Merrivale
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Walkhampton
Walkhampton is a village and civil parish on the western side of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. The village lies on the Black Brook, a tributary of the River Walkham, about south-east of Tavistock, near the villages of Horrabridge, Yelverton and Dousland. Burrator Reservoir, constructed...
in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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 1925 for 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...
politician and judge of the High Court of Justice
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
, Sir Henry Duke
Henry Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale
Henry Edward Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale PC, QC , was a British judge and Conservative politician. He served as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1916 and 1918.-Background and education:...
. the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2007.
Barons Merrivale (1925)
- Henry Edward Duke, 1st Baron MerrivaleHenry Duke, 1st Baron MerrivaleHenry Edward Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale PC, QC , was a British judge and Conservative politician. He served as Chief Secretary for Ireland between 1916 and 1918.-Background and education:...
(1855–1939) - Edward Duke, 2nd Baron Merrivale (1883–1951)
- Jack Henry Edmond Duke, 3rd Baron Merrivale (1917–2007)
- Derek John Philip Duke, 4th Baron Merrivale (b. 1948)