Baron Bicester

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Baron Bicester, of Tusmore in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [2] It was created on 29 June 1938 for the banker Vivian Smith. As of 2018 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his first cousin once removed in 2016.

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The Barons Bicester are related to the Barons Carrington. The first Baron Bicester's great-grandfather, John Smith MP (1767–1842), was the youngest brother of Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington. Also, John Smith's father, Abel Smith MP (1717–1788), had two elder brothers: George Smith (1714/15–1769), created a baronet in 1757 (see Bromley baronets), and John Smith (born 1716), the great-grandfather of Julian Pauncefote, 1st Baron Pauncefote.

Baron Bicester (1938)

The heir apparent is his son, Milo Louis Vivian Smith (born 2007).

Male-line family tree

Male-line family tree, Barons Bicester.
Vivian Smith
1st Baron Bicester

1867–1956
Randal Smith
2nd Baron Bicester

1898–1968
Lt Col.
Stephen Smith
1903–1952
Maj.
Hugh Smith
1910–1978
John Smith
1930–1957
Angus Smith
3rd Baron Bicester

1932–2014
Hugh Smith
4th Baron Bicester

1934–2016
George Smith
1934–2012
Charles Smith
5th Baron Bicester

born 1963
Milo Smith
born 2007

See also

Notes

  1. Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p. 223, Smith/Carington, Baron Carrington; p. 145, Smith, Baron Bicester, both descendants of the banker Abel Smith II (1717–1788).
  2. "No. 34528". The London Gazette . 5 July 1938. p. 4327.

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