Baron Wraxall

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Tyntesfield, the former seat of the Gibbs family. Tyntesfield 1.jpg
Tyntesfield, the former seat of the Gibbs family.

Baron Wraxall, of Clyst St George in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1928 for the Conservative politician George Gibbs. [1] As of 2017, the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father, a former diplomat, in that year. The Barons Wraxall are related to the Barons Aldenham and Barons Hunsdon of Hunsdon. The first Baron's grandfather William Gibbs was the younger brother of George Henry Gibbs, the father of Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham, whose fourth son was Herbert Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon. The wife of the brother of the first Baron Wraxhall was Lady Helena Cambridge (born Princess Helena of Teck), a niece of Queen Mary and descendant of King George III.

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The family seat was at Tyntesfield, near Wraxall, Somerset, which is now owned and administered by The National Trust.

Barons Wraxall (1928)

The current heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Orlando Hubert Gibbs (born 1995).

Title succession chart

Title succession chart, Barons Wraxall
George Gibbs
1st Baron Wraxall

1873–1931
George Gibbs
1911–1911
Antony Gibbs
1916–1916
Richard Gibbs
2nd Baron Wraxall

1928–2001
Eustace Gibbs
3rd Baron Wraxall

1929–2017
Antony Gibbs
4th Baron Wraxall

born 1958
Hon.
Orlando Gibbs
born 1995

See also

Notes

  1. "No. 33347". The London Gazette . 13 January 1928. p. 290.

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