Baron Rea
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Baron Rea, of Eskdale in the County of Cumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1937 for the businessman and Liberal politician Walter Rea, who had earlier represented Scarborough, Bradford North and Dewsbury in the House of Commons. He had already been created a Baronet, of Eskdale in the County of Cumberland, in 1935. His father, Russell Rea, was also a Member of Parliament and had been admitted to the Privy Council in 1909, while his eldest son, the second Baron, served as Leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Lords from 1955 to 1967. As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's nephew, the third Baron. He is a physician. Lord Rea is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits on the Labour benches.
The family surname and the title of the Barony, Rea, is pronounced "Ree".
[edit] Barons Rea (1937)
- Walter Russell Rea, 1st Baron Rea (1873-1948)
- Philip Russell Rea, 2nd Baron Rea (1900-1981)
- John Nicholas Rea, 3rd Baron Rea (b. 1928)
[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
