Baron Selsdon

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Baron Selsdon, of Croydon in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1932 for Sir William Mitchell-Thomson, 2nd Baronet, a Conservative politician. His son, the second Baron, was a successful racing driver, winning the 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans in the first Ferrari (although his codriver, Luigi Chinetti, actually drove for all but one half hour). As of 2007 the titles are held by the second Baron's only son, the third Baron. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act of 1999. Lord Selsdon sits on the Conservative benches.

The Baronetcy, of Polmood in the County of Peebles, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1900 for the first Baron's father, Sir Mitchell Mitchell-Thomson. He had previously served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1897 to 1900.

[edit] Mitchell-Thomson Baronets, of Polmood (1900)

[edit] Barons Selsdon (1932)

[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