Baron Birkett

Baron Birkett, of Ulverston in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ^[1] It was created on 31 January 1958 for the prominent lawyer Sir Norman Birkett. He was one of the British judges at the Nuremberg Trials who later served as a Lord Justice of Appeal before becoming a Law Lord. ^[2]

On 3 April 2015, the title devolved upon Norman Birkett's grandson who became the third Baron, succeeding his father. ^[3]

Barons Birkett (1958)

• William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett (1883–1962)
• Michael Birkett, 2nd Baron Birkett (1929–2015)
• Thomas Birkett, 3rd Baron Birkett (b. 1982) ^[4]

There is no heir to the title.

Arms

Coat of arms of Baron Birkett

Notes Granted by Sir Algar Howard, Garter King of Arms ( College of Arms , 1958) Crest Between two wings gules a Viking ship proper charged on the sail with a raven close sable. Escutcheon Gules three full bottomed wigs argent. Supporters Dexter, a lion or semee of roses gules; Sinister, a wolf sable semee of mullets gold. Motto Lex mea lux (The law is my light). [5]

Notes

1. "No. 41299". The London Gazette . 31 January 1958. p. 690.
2. Mosley, Charles (ed.) (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn . London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 380 (BIRKETT, B). ISBN   0-9711966-2-1.{{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
3. Burke's Peerage & Baronetage
4. "www.mallinsons.com". Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
5. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019. ISBN   9781999767051.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[ self-published source ][ better source needed ]}