Wilfred Stamp, 2nd Baron Stamp
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Wilfred Carlyle Stamp, 2nd Baron Stamp (1904 – 16 April 1941) was a son of the British banker Josiah Stamp
. He holds the record for holding a peerage
for the shortest length of time.
Stamp was killed along with his father Josiah Stamp, the second-richest man in Britain at the time, when their house was bombed in 1941 during The Blitz
. English law
has legal fiction
that in cases where the order of death is indeterminable, the eldest is recorded to have died first. Legally therefore Wilfred momentarily inherited the peerage of Baron Stamp
and the family had to pay death duty twice. The peerage was passed to Stamp's younger son Trevor. Stamp's mother, Olive Jessie Stamp, was killed by the same bomb.
The shortest peerage without legal fiction was Charles Brandon, 3rd Duke of Suffolk
who inherited his peerage from his brother, Henry Brandon, 2nd Duke of Suffolk
for an hour. (see Duke of Suffolk
).
Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp
Josiah Charles Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, Bt, GCB, GBE, FBA, was a British civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician, writer, and banker. He was a director of the Bank of England and chairman of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.Josiah was born in London, the third of seven...
. He holds the record for holding a peerage
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
for the shortest length of time.
Stamp was killed along with his father Josiah Stamp, the second-richest man in Britain at the time, when their house was bombed in 1941 during The Blitz
The Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained strategic bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, during the Second World War. The city of London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 76 consecutive nights and many towns and cities across the country followed...
. English law
English law
English law is the legal system of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth countries and the United States except Louisiana...
has legal fiction
Legal fiction
A legal fiction is a fact assumed or created by courts which is then used in order to apply a legal rule which was not necessarily designed to be used in that way...
that in cases where the order of death is indeterminable, the eldest is recorded to have died first. Legally therefore Wilfred momentarily inherited the peerage of Baron Stamp
Baron Stamp
Baron Stamp, of Shortlands in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1938 for the civil servant, industrialist, economist, statistician and banker, Sir Josiah Stamp. The second Baron, Wilfred Carlyle Stamp, holds the record for having held a peerage...
and the family had to pay death duty twice. The peerage was passed to Stamp's younger son Trevor. Stamp's mother, Olive Jessie Stamp, was killed by the same bomb.
The shortest peerage without legal fiction was Charles Brandon, 3rd Duke of Suffolk
Charles Brandon, 3rd Duke of Suffolk
Charles Brandon, 3rd Duke of Suffolk , known as Lord Charles Brandon until shortly before his death, was the son of the 1st Duke of Suffolk and the suo jure 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby....
who inherited his peerage from his brother, Henry Brandon, 2nd Duke of Suffolk
Henry Brandon, 2nd Duke of Suffolk
Henry Brandon, 2nd Duke of Suffolk , styled Lord Henry Brandon before 1545, was an English nobleman, the son of the 1st Duke of Suffolk, by his fourth wife, the suo jure 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby....
for an hour. (see Duke of Suffolk
Duke of Suffolk
Duke of Suffolk is a title that has been created three times in British history, all three times in the Peerage of England.The third creation of the dukedom of Suffolk was for Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, in 1551. The duke also held the title Baron Ferrers of Groby...
).