Baron Reith
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Baron Reith of Stonehaven in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1940 for John Reith
, the first Director-General of the BBC
. His only son, the second Baron, disclaimed
the peerage for life in 1972.
The heir to the barony is the former 2nd Baron's only son, Hon. James Harry John Reith (b. 1971)
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 1940 for John Reith
John Reith, 1st Baron Reith
John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, KT, GCVO, GBE, CB, TD, PC was a Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom...
, the first Director-General of the BBC
Director-General of the BBC
The Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation is chief executive and editor-in-chief of the BBC.The position was formerly appointed by the Board of Governors of the BBC and is now appointed by the BBC Trust....
. His only son, the second Baron, disclaimed
Peerage Act 1963
The Peerage Act 1963 is the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that permitted peeresses in their own right and all Scottish hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, and which allows newly inherited hereditary peerages to be "disclaimed".-Background:The Act resulted largely from the...
the peerage for life in 1972.
Barons Reith (1940)
- John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron ReithJohn Reith, 1st Baron ReithJohn Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, KT, GCVO, GBE, CB, TD, PC was a Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom...
(1889–1971) - Christopher John Reith, 2nd Baron Reith (b. 1928) (disclaimed 1972)
The heir to the barony is the former 2nd Baron's only son, Hon. James Harry John Reith (b. 1971)