Baron St Just
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Baron St Just, of St Just in Penwith
, County of Cornwall
, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1935 for the banker Edward Grenfell. He was the son of Henry Grenfell, the grandson of Charles Grenfell
, the great-grandson of Pascoe Grenfell
and the first cousin of William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough
. The title became extinct upon the death of his son, the second Baron, in 1984.
St Just in Penwith
St Just is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish encompasses the town of St Just and the nearby settlements of Trewellard, Pendeen and Kelynack: it is bounded by the parishes of Morvah to the north-east, Sancreed and Madron to the east, St Buryan and Sennen to...
, County of Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, was 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 1935 for the banker Edward Grenfell. He was the son of Henry Grenfell, the grandson of Charles Grenfell
Charles Grenfell (1790–1867)
Charles Pascoe Grenfell was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.-Background:Grenfell was the son of Cornishman Pascoe Grenfell and Charlotte . He was a director of the Bank of England from 1830 to 1864...
, the great-grandson of Pascoe Grenfell
Pascoe Grenfell
Pascoe St Leger Grenfell was a British business man and politician.-Biography:He was born at Marazion, in Cornwall. His father and uncle were merchants in the tin and copper business. Grenfell studied at Truro Grammar School before joining his father's business in London...
and the first cousin of William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough
William Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough
William Henry Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough, KG, GCVO, was an athlete, sportsman, public servant and politician. He sat in the House of Commons firstly for the Liberal Party and then for the Conservatives between 1880 and 1905 when he was raised to the peerage...
. The title became extinct upon the death of his son, the second Baron, in 1984.
Barons St Just (1936)
- Edward Charles Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870–1941)
- Peter George Grenfell, 2nd Baron St Just (1922–1984)