Baron Grimston of Westbury

Baron Grimston of Westbury
Creation date	1964
Created by	Elizabeth II
Peerage	United Kingdom
First holder	Robert Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury
Present holder	Robert John Sylvester Grimston, 3rd Baron Grimston of Westbury
Remainder to	1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Status	Extant
Motto	Mediocria Firma (Moderate things are stable)

Baron Grimston of Westbury, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ^[1] It was created in 1964 for the Conservative politician and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Robert Grimston, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a baronet in 1952. ^[2] Grimston was the son of Reverend Canon the Hon. Robert Grimston, third son of James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam. As of 2017 ^[update] the titles are held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2003.

The barony of Grimston of Westbury was one of the last hereditary baronies created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Barons Grimston of Westbury (1964)

• Robert Villiers Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury (1897–1979)
• Robert Walter Sigismund Grimston, 2nd Baron Grimston of Westbury (1925–2003)
• Robert John Sylvester Grimston, 3rd Baron Grimston of Westbury (born 1951)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, the Hon. Gerald Charles Walter Grimston (born 1953).

The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son, Edward Charles Luckyn Grimston (born 1985)

See also

• Earl of Verulam

Notes

1. "No. 43516". The London Gazette . 15 December 1964. p. 10659.
2. "No. 39491". The London Gazette . 14 March 1952. p. 1468.

References

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