Baron Harding of Petherton

John Harding,
1st Baron Harding of Petherton.

Baron Harding of Petherton, of Nether Compton in the County of Dorset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1958 for Field Marshal Sir John Harding. He served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1952 to 1955 and as Governor of Cyprus from 1955 to 1957. The title is now held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2016.

Barons Harding of Petherton (1958)

• (Allan Francis) John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896–1989)
• John Charles Harding, 2nd Baron Harding of Petherton (1928–2016)^[1]
• William Alan John Harding, 3rd Baron Harding of Petherton (b. 1969)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Angus John Edward Harding (b. 2001)

Notes

References

• Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (1990). Baron Harding of North Petherton. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London and New York: St Martin's Press. 
• Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edn., (London 2003)
• Debrett's Peerage (London 2002)

External links

• http://www.leighrayment.com/Harding
• http://www.cracroft.com/
• http://www.thepeerage.com/Harding
• http://www.burkespeerage.net/