Baron Basing,of Basing Byflete and of Hoddington,both in the County of Southampton,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1887 for the Conservative politician and former President of the Local Government Board,George Sclater-Booth. On his death the title passed to his eldest son,the second Baron,and then to his son,the third Baron. On the latter's death in 1983 this line of the family failed. The title was inherited by the late Baron's first cousin,the fourth Baron. He was the son of Charles Lutle Sclater-Booth,second son of the first Baron. As of 2010 the title is held by the fourth Baron's grandson,the sixth Baron,who succeeded his father in 2007.
Robert Bourke,1st Baron Connemara,was a British Conservative politician and colonial administrator who served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Governor of Madras (1886–90).
Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy,1st Baron Percy of Newcastle,PC,styled Lord Eustace Percy between 1899 and 1953,was a British diplomat,Conservative politician and public servant. He most notably served as President of the Board of Education under Stanley Baldwin between 1924 and 1929.
Colonel Henry George Gore-Browne was born in Newtown,County Roscommon and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross,the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
William Alleyne Cecil,3rd Marquess of Exeter PC,styled Lord Burghley between 1825 and 1867,was a British peer and Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household between 1866 and 1867 and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms between 1867 and 1868.
Gerard James Noel PC,DL,JP,styled The Honourable Gerard Noel from birth,was a British Conservative politician.
Rowland Winn,1st Baron St Oswald was an English industrialist and Conservative Party politician.
The title of Baron Douglas,of Douglas in the county of Lanark,has been created twice,once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Edward Strachey,1st Baron Strachie,PC,known as Sir Edward Strachey,Bt,between 1901 and 1911,was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H. Asquith between 1905 and 1915.
George William Barrington,7th Viscount Barrington,PC,was a British Conservative politician. He held office under Lord Salisbury as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard between 1885 and 1886 and as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms in 1886.
George Baillie-Hamilton,10th Earl of Haddington DL,known as George Baillie until 1858,was a Scottish Conservative politician.
George Edmund Milnes Monckton-Arundell,7th Viscount Galway,CB was a British Conservative politician and courtier.
Sir Alexander James Beresford Beresford Hope PC,known as Alexander Hope until 1854,was a British author and Conservative politician.
Sir Lopes Massey Lopes,3rd Baronet,PC,known as Massey Franco until 1831,of Maristow in the parish of Tamerton Foliot,Devon,was a British Conservative politician and agriculturalist.
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Vesey,3rd Viscount de Vesci and 4th Baron Knapton,was an Anglo-Irish peer and Conservative politician.
Thomas Knox,1st Earl of Ranfurly,styled The Honourable Thomas Knox between 1781 and 1818 and known as The Viscount Northland between 1818 and 1831,was an Irish peer and politician.
Richard Handcock,2nd Baron Castlemaine,known as Richard Handcock until 1839,was an Irish peer and politician.
Richard Handcock,3rd Baron Castlemaine was an Irish peer and Tory politician.
Thomas de Grey,2nd Baron Walsingham PC,was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1781 when he succeeded to the peerage as Baron Walsingham. He served as Joint Postmaster General and was for many years Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords.
Brigadier-General George Limbrey Sclater-Booth,2nd Baron Basing,was a British Army officer,a peer and a civic leader in Hampshire.
