Baron Auckland
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The Barony of Auckland exists in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came in 1789 when the then Postmaster-General William Eden was created Baron Auckland in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1793 he was made Baron Auckland, of West Auckland in the County of Durham, in the Peerage of Great Britain and therefore obtained a seat in the House of Lords. His eldest son, the second Baron, was created Baron Eden, of Norwood in the County of Surrey, and Earl of Auckland in 1839 while he served as Governor-General of India. However, the Barony of Eden and Earldom became extinct when he died while he was succeeded in the Baronies of Auckland by his younger brother, the third Baron.
The Barons Auckland are members of the prominent Eden family. The first Baron was the third son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet, of West Auckland. His younger brother was Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley while his elder brother was Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland. The latter was the great-great-grandfather of Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon and the great-great-great-grandfather of John Benedict Eden, Baron Eden of Winton.
[edit] Barons Auckland (1789)
- William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland (1744-1814)
- George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland (1784-1849)
- Robert John Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland (1799-1870)
- William George Eden, 4th Baron Auckland (1829-1890)
- William Moreton Eden, 5th Baron Auckland (1859-1917)
- Frederick Colvin George Eden, 6th Baron Auckland (1895-1941)
- Geoffrey Morton Eden, 7th Baron Auckland (1891-1955)
- Terence Eden, 8th Baron Auckland (1892-1957)
- Ian George Eden, 9th Baron Auckland (1926-1997)
- Robert Ian Burnard Eden, 10th Baron Auckland (b. 1962)
