Baron Wraxall

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Tyntesfield, the former seat of the Gibbs family.

Baron Wraxall, of Clyst St George in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1928 for the Conservative politician George Gibbs. As of 2010, the title is held by his second son, the third Baron, who succeeded his elder brother in 2001. He is a retired diplomat. The Barons Wraxall are related to the Barons Aldenham and Barons Hunsdon of Hunsdon. The first Baron's grandfather William Gibbs was the younger brother of George Henry Gibbs, the father of Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham, whose fourth son was Herbert Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon.

The family seat was at Tyntesfield, the former residence of the Marquis de Frot, near Wraxall, Somerset.

Barons Wraxall (1928)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Antony Hubert Gibbs (b. 1958). The heir's apparent heir apparent is the present holder's grandson: Orlando Herod Gibbs (b. 1995).

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    References

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