Baron Ashbourne, of Ashbourne

Ashbourne, County Meath

Ashbourne, historically called Killeglan or Kildeglan , is a town in County Meath, Ireland. It is about 20 km north of Dublin city centre and is bypassed by the M2 motorway.-History:...

 in the County of Meath

County Meath

County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...

, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Peerage of the United Kingdom

The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...

. It was created in 1886 for Edward Gibson

Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne

Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne PC, QC was an Irish lawyer and Lord Chancellor of Ireland.-Background and education:...

, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland

Lord Chancellor of Ireland

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. His grandson, the third Baron (who succeeded his uncle), was a Vice Admiral

Vice Admiral (Royal Navy)

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 in the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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. the title is held by the third Baron's son, the fourth Baron, who succeeded in 1983.

John George Gibson

John George Gibson

John George Gibson PC, QC , was an Irish lawyer and Conservative politician.-Background and education:Gibson was the youngest son of William Gibson of Merrion Square, Dublin, and Rockforest, County Tipperary. Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne, was his elder brother...

, younger brother of the first Baron, was also a distinguished lawyer. The Honourable Violet Gibson

Violet Gibson

Hon. Violet Albina Gibson , the daughter of the 1st Lord Ashbourne, is best known for shooting Benito Mussolini in Rome in 1926....

, who attempted to assassinate Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....

 in 1926, was the daughter of the first Baron.

Barons Ashbourne (1886)

• Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne
  Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne
  Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne PC, QC was an Irish lawyer and Lord Chancellor of Ireland.-Background and education:...
  
   (1837–1913)
• William Gibson, 2nd Baron Ashbourne
  William Gibson, 2nd Baron Ashbourne
  William Gibson, 2nd Baron Ashbourne was born at 20 Upper Pembroke Street, Dublin, the son of Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne and Frances Maria Adelaide Colles, grand-daughter of Abraham Colles and niece of John Dawson Mayne.He was educated at Harrow School, Trinity College, Dublin and Merton...
  
   (1868–1942)
• Edward Russell Gibson, 3rd Baron Ashbourne (1901–1983)
• Edward Barry Greynville Gibson, 4th Baron Ashbourne (b. 1933)

The heir apparent

Heir apparent

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is the present holder's son the Hon. Edward Charles d'Olier Gibson (b. 1967)

The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Edward Alexander Gibson (b. 2002)