Baron Skelmersdale
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Baron Skelmersdale, of Skelmersdale
in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1828 for the former Member of Parliament
for Westbury
, Newcastle-under-Lyme
, Clitheroe
and Dover
, Edward Bootle-Wilbraham
. His grandson, the second Baron (the son of the Hon. Richard Bootle-Wilbraham
), was a Conservative
politician and served in the Tory
administrations of Disraeli and Lord Salisbury
. In 1880 he was created Earl of Lathom, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. However, the earldom became extinct on the death of his grandson, the third Earl, in 1930. The barony passed to the late Earl's second cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the grandson of a younger son of the first Baron. On his death the title was inherited by his cousin, the sixth Baron. the title is held by the latter's son, the seventh Baron, who succeeded on his father's death in 1973. He served in junior ministerial positions in the Conservative
administrations of Margaret Thatcher
. Lord Skelmersdale is still a member of the House of Lords as one of the ninety-two elected hereditary peer
s allowed to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act
of 1999.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's only son the Hon. Andrew Bootle-Wilbraham (b. 1977)
Skelmersdale
Skelmersdale is a town in West Lancashire, England. It lies on high-ground on the River Tawd, to the west of Wigan, to the northeast of Liverpool, south-southwest of Preston. As of 2006, Skelmersdale had a population of 38,813, down from 41,000 in 2004. The town is known locally as Skem.The...
in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 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 1828 for the former 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 Westbury
Westbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Westbury was a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire from 1449 to 2010. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, and then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...
, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency)
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
, Clitheroe
Clitheroe (UK Parliament constituency)
Clitheroe was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire.The town of Clitheroe was first enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1559, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England until 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain until 1800, and finally to the...
and Dover
Dover (UK Parliament constituency)
Dover is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, Edward Bootle-Wilbraham
Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale
Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale , was a British politician.Bootle-Wilbraham was the son of Richard Bootle-Wilbraham and his wife Mary, daughter of Robert Bootle...
. His grandson, the second Baron (the son of the Hon. Richard Bootle-Wilbraham
Richard Bootle-Wilbraham
Richard Bootle-Wilbraham was a British Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1835 1844....
), was 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...
politician and served in the Tory
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...
administrations of Disraeli and Lord Salisbury
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and Viscount Cranborne from June 1865 until April 1868, was a British Conservative statesman and thrice Prime Minister, serving for a total of over 13 years...
. In 1880 he was created Earl of Lathom, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. However, the earldom became extinct on the death of his grandson, the third Earl, in 1930. The barony passed to the late Earl's second cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the grandson of a younger son of the first Baron. On his death the title was inherited by his cousin, the sixth Baron. the title is held by the latter's son, the seventh Baron, who succeeded on his father's death in 1973. He served in junior ministerial positions in 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...
administrations of Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
. Lord Skelmersdale is still a member of the House of Lords as one of the ninety-two 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 allowed to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act
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;...
of 1999.
Barons Skelmersdale (1828)
- Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron SkelmersdaleEdward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron SkelmersdaleEdward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale , was a British politician.Bootle-Wilbraham was the son of Richard Bootle-Wilbraham and his wife Mary, daughter of Robert Bootle...
(1771–1853) - Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 2nd Baron SkelmersdaleEdward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of LathomEdward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom GCB, PC , known as The Lord Skelmersdale between 1853 and 1880, was a British Conservative politician. He was a member of every Conservative administration between 1866 and 1898, and notably served three times as Lord Chamberlain of the Household under...
(1837–1898) (created Earl of Lathom in 1880)
Earls of Lathom (1880)
- Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom, 2nd Baron SkelmersdaleEdward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of LathomEdward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom GCB, PC , known as The Lord Skelmersdale between 1853 and 1880, was a British Conservative politician. He was a member of every Conservative administration between 1866 and 1898, and notably served three times as Lord Chamberlain of the Household under...
(1837–1898) - Edward George Bootle-Wilbraham, 2nd Earl of Lathom, 3rd Baron Skelmersdale (1864–1910)
- Edward William Bootle-Wilbraham, 3rd Earl of Lathom, 4th Baron Skelmersdale (1895–1930)
Barons Skelmersdale (1828; Reverted)
- Arthur George Bootle-Wilbraham, 5th Baron Skelmersdale (1876–1969)
- Lionel Bootle-Wilbraham, 6th Baron Skelmersdale (1896–1973)
- Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron SkelmersdaleRoger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron SkelmersdaleRoger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale is a British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords.Lord Skelmersdale succeeded to the peerage in 1973 on the death of Lionel Bootle-Wilbraham, 6th Baron Skelsmerdale. He was made a House of Lords whip in Margaret Thatcher's...
(b. 1945)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An 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 only son the Hon. Andrew Bootle-Wilbraham (b. 1977)