Viscount Brentford

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Viscount Brentford, of Newick in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1929 for the Conservative politician Sir William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Baronet, chiefly remembered for his tenure as Home Secretary from 1924 to 1929. He had already been created a baronet, of Holmsbury, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, on 20 September 1919. His younger son, the third Viscount, was also a Conservative politician. On 29 January 1956, two years before he succeeded his elder brother in the viscountcy, he was created a baronet, of Newick. As of 2013 the titles are held by the third Viscount's son, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded in 1983. He is a solicitor, and president of the Church Society.

The family seat is Cousley Place, near Wadhurst, Sussex.

Viscounts Brentford (1929)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Paul William Joynson-Hicks (b. 1971).

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

External links

British viscounts*
*Current substantive viscounts, listed by precedence, from highest to lowest
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