Baron Northbourne
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Baron Northbourne, of Betteshanger in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1884 for Sir Walter James, 2nd Baronet
, who had earlier represented Hull in the House of Commons
as a Conservative
. His son, the second Baron, sat as a Liberal
Member of Parliament
for Gateshead
. the titles are held by the latter's great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1982. Lord Northbourne is one of the ninety elected hereditary peer
s that were allowed to remain in the House of Lords
after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
, and sits as a cross-bencher. The James Baronetcy, of Langley Hall, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1791 for the first Baron's grandfather Sir Walter James, Warden of the Mint. Born Walter James Head, he assumed by Act of Parliament the surname of James only in 1778. His son and heir John James notably served as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands. The latter was the father of the second Baronet, who was raised to the peerage in 1884.
The Hon. Cuthbert James
, second son of the second Baron, represented Bromley
in the House of Commons as a Conservative between 1919 and 1930.
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 1884 for Sir Walter James, 2nd Baronet
Walter James, 1st Baron Northbourne
Walter Charles James, 1st Baron Northbourne , known as Sir Walter James, 2nd Baronet, from 1829 to 1884, was a British Member of Parliament....
, who had earlier represented Hull in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
as a 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...
. His son, the second Baron, sat as a 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...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Gateshead
Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
. the titles are held by the latter's great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1982. Lord Northbourne is one of the ninety elected hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
s that were allowed to 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 as a cross-bencher. The James Baronetcy, of Langley Hall, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1791 for the first Baron's grandfather Sir Walter James, Warden of the Mint. Born Walter James Head, he assumed by Act of Parliament the surname of James only in 1778. His son and heir John James notably served as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands. The latter was the father of the second Baronet, who was raised to the peerage in 1884.
The Hon. Cuthbert James
Cuthbert James
Cuthbert James , was a British Conservative politician.James was the second son of Walter James, 2nd Baron Northbourne, and his wife Edith Emeline Mary . He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army and also represented Bromley in the House of Commons from 1919 to 1930. James married Florence Marion,...
, second son of the second Baron, represented Bromley
Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)
Bromley is a former borough constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. Its best-known MP was Harold Macmillan ....
in the House of Commons as a Conservative between 1919 and 1930.
Baronets of Betteshanger (1791)
- Sir Walter James James, 1st Baronet (1759–1829)
- John James
- Sir Walter Charles James, 2nd BaronetWalter James, 1st Baron NorthbourneWalter Charles James, 1st Baron Northbourne , known as Sir Walter James, 2nd Baronet, from 1829 to 1884, was a British Member of Parliament....
(1816–1893) (created Baron Northbourne in 1884)
Barons Northbourne (1884)
- Walter Charles James, 1st Baron NorthbourneWalter James, 1st Baron NorthbourneWalter Charles James, 1st Baron Northbourne , known as Sir Walter James, 2nd Baronet, from 1829 to 1884, was a British Member of Parliament....
(1816–1893) - Walter Henry James, 2nd Baron NorthbourneWalter James, 2nd Baron NorthbourneWalter Henry James, 2nd Baron Northbourne , was a British peer and Liberal politician.James was the son of Walter James, 1st Baron Northbourne.He attended Oxford University, and won a blue at tennis in 1868...
(1846–1923) - Walter John James, 3rd Baron Northbourne (1869–1932)
- Walter Ernest Christopher James, 4th Baron NorthbourneWalter James, 4th Baron NorthbourneWalter Ernest Christopher James, 4th Baron Northbourne , was an English agriculturalist, author and rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.-Life:...
(1896–1982) - Christopher George Walter James, 5th Baron NorthbourneChristopher James, 5th Baron NorthbourneChristopher George Walter James, 5th Baron Northbourne DL, FRICS is a British farmer and businessman. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999....
(b. 1926)
- The heir apparentHeir apparentAn 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 eldest son the Hon. Charles Walter Henry James (b. 1960).