Baron Hothfield

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Baron Hothfield, of Hothfield in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1881 for Sir Henry James Tufton, 2nd Baronet, who was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland the same year and who also served briefly in the Liberal administration of 1886 as a Government Whip. His eldest son, the second Baron, notably served as Mayor of Appleby-in-Westmorland. On the death of his son, the third Baron, in 1961, this line of the family failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his first cousin, the fourth Baron. He was the only son of the Hon. Sackville Philip Tufton, second son of the first Baron. On his death in 1986 this line of the family also failed and the titles passed to his first cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the eldest son of the Hon. Charles Henry Tufton, third son of the first Baron. As of 2007 the titles are held by his son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in 1991.

The Baronetcy, of Appleby in the County of Westmorland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1851 for Richard Tufton. He was born in Verdun, France, as the reputed natural son of Henry Tufton, 11th and last Earl of Thanet, who devised the substantial Tufton estates on him. He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned second Baronet, who was raised to the peerage in 1881.

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[edit] Tufton Baronets, of Appleby (1851)

[edit] Barons Hothfield (1881)

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[edit] References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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