Baron Boston
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Baron Boston, of Boston in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1761 for Sir William Irby, 2nd Baronet, of Whapload and Boston. He was a former Member of Parliament for Launceston and Bodmin and also held several offices at court. The Irby Baronetcy, of Whapload and Boston in the County of Lincoln, had been created in the Baronetage of Great Britain in 1704 for his father Edward Irby. He had previously represented Boston in Parliament.
The family seat was Hedsor House in Hedsor, Buckinghamshire.
[edit] Irby Baronets, of Whapload and Boston (1704)
- Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet (1676–1718)
- Sir William Irby, 2nd Baronet (1707-1775) (created Baron Boston in 1761)
[edit] Barons Boston (1761)
- William Irby, 1st Baron Boston (1707-1775)
- Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston (1749-1825)
- George Irby, 3rd Baron Boston (1777-1856)
- George Ives Irby, 4th Baron Boston (1802-1869)
- Florance George Henry Irby, 5th Baron Boston (1837-1877)
- George Florance Irby, 6th Baron Boston (1860-1941)
- Greville Northey Irby, 7th Baron Boston (1889-1958)
- Cecil Eustace Irby, 8th Baron Boston (1897-1972)
- Gerald Howard Boteler Irby, 9th Baron Boston (1897-1978)
- Timothy George Frank Boteler Irby, 10th Baron Boston (b. 1939)
The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. George William Eustace Boteler Irby (b. 1 August 1971)
