Baron Spens
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Baron Spens, of Blairsanquhar in the County of Fife, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1959 for the lawyer and Conservative
politician Sir Patrick Spens
. the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2001.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son the Hon. Peter Lathallan Spens (b. 2000)
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 1959 for the lawyer and 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 Sir Patrick Spens
Patrick Spens, 1st Baron Spens
William Patrick Spens, 1st Baron Spens KBE, PC, KC , was a British lawyer, judge and Conservative politician. He served as Chief Justice of India from 1943 to 1947....
. the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2001.
Barons Spens (1959)
- (William) Patrick Spens, 1st Baron SpensPatrick Spens, 1st Baron SpensWilliam Patrick Spens, 1st Baron Spens KBE, PC, KC , was a British lawyer, judge and Conservative politician. He served as Chief Justice of India from 1943 to 1947....
(1885–1973) - William George Michael Spens, 2nd Baron SpensWilliam Spens, 2nd Baron SpensWilliam George Michael Spens, 2nd Baron Spens, QC was a British peer.Spens was the eldest son of Patrick Spens, 1st Baron Spens and his first wife, Hilda. He served with the 97th Field Brigade, was promoted to Second Lieutenant in 1936 and transferred to the Royal Artillery in 1938...
(1914–1984) - Patrick Michael Rex Spens, 3rd Baron Spens (1942–2001)
- Patrick Nathaniel George Spens, 4th Baron Spens (b. 1968)
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 son the Hon. Peter Lathallan Spens (b. 2000)