Viscount Kemsley
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Viscount Kemsley, of Dropmore
in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1945 for the press lord Gomer Berry, 1st Baron Kemsley. He had already been created a Baronet, of Dropmore in the County of Buckingham, on 25 January 1928, and Baron Kemsley, of Farnham Royal in the County of Buckingham, in 1936, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Berry was the younger brother of the industrialist Henry Berry, 1st Baron Buckland and of fellow newspaper magnate William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose
. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his uncle in 1999.
The Conservative
politician the Hon. Sir Anthony Berry
was the youngest son of the first Viscount Kemsley.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son Hon. Luke Gomer Berry (b. 1998)
Dropmore Park
Dropmore Park together with Dropmore House are located along Dropmore Road, north of Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England, and is about in size. The park with its buildings have Grade I listed building status. It is one of the most important buildings in south Bucks.-Location:It is located in the...
in the County of Buckingham, 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 1945 for the press lord Gomer Berry, 1st Baron Kemsley. He had already been created a Baronet, of Dropmore in the County of Buckingham, on 25 January 1928, and Baron Kemsley, of Farnham Royal in the County of Buckingham, in 1936, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Berry was the younger brother of the industrialist Henry Berry, 1st Baron Buckland and of fellow newspaper magnate William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose
William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose
William Ewart Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose was a British newspaper publisher.The second of three brothers born in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, Berry started his working life as a journalist and established his own paper, Advertising World, in 1901...
. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his uncle in 1999.
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...
politician the Hon. Sir Anthony Berry
Anthony Berry
Sir Anthony George Berry was a British politician, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate, and a Whip in Margaret Thatcher's government...
was the youngest son of the first Viscount Kemsley.
Viscounts Kemsley (1945)
- (James) Gomer Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley (1883–1968)
- (Geoffrey) Lionel Berry, 2nd Viscount KemsleyLionel Berry, 2nd Viscount KemsleyLionel Berry, 2nd Viscount Kemsley was a British Conservative politician, peer and newspaper editor.Berry was born in Hendon...
(1909–1999) - Richard Gomer Berry, 3rd Viscount Kemsley (b. 1951)
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 Hon. Luke Gomer Berry (b. 1998)