Baron Basing
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Baron Basing, of Basing Byflete and of Hoddington, both in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1887 for the Conservative
politician and former President of the Local Government Board
, George Sclater-Booth
. On his death the title passed to his eldest son, the second Baron, and then to his son, the third Baron. On the latter's death in 1983 this line of the family failed. The title was inherited by the late Baron's first cousin, the fourth Baron. He was the son of Hon. Charles Lutle Sclater-Booth, second son of the first Baron. the title is held by the fourth Baron's grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2007.
The family surname of Sclater-Booth is pronounced "Slater-Booth".
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son the Hon. Luke Waters Sclater-Booth (b. 2000)
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 1887 for the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician and former President of the Local Government Board
President of the Local Government Board
The President of the Local Government Board was a ministerial post, frequently a Cabinet position, in the United Kingdom, established in 1871. The Local Government Board itself was established in 1871 and took over supervisory functions from the Board of Trade and the Home Office, including the...
, George Sclater-Booth
George Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron Basing
George Limbrey Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron Basing PC, FRS, DL , known as George Sclater-Booth before 1887, was a British Conservative politician...
. On his death the title passed to his eldest son, the second Baron, and then to his son, the third Baron. On the latter's death in 1983 this line of the family failed. The title was inherited by the late Baron's first cousin, the fourth Baron. He was the son of Hon. Charles Lutle Sclater-Booth, second son of the first Baron. the title is held by the fourth Baron's grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2007.
The family surname of Sclater-Booth is pronounced "Slater-Booth".
Barons Basing (1887)
- George Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron BasingGeorge Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron BasingGeorge Limbrey Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron Basing PC, FRS, DL , known as George Sclater-Booth before 1887, was a British Conservative politician...
(1826–1894) - George Limbrey Sclater-Booth, 2nd Baron Basing (1860–1919)
- John Limbrey Robert Sclater-Booth, 3rd Baron Basing (1890–1969)
- George Lutley Sclater-Booth, 4th Baron Basing (1903–1983)
- Neil Lutley Sclater-Booth, 5th Baron BasingNeil Sclater-Booth, 5th Baron BasingNeil Lutley Sclater-Booth, 5th Baron Basing was a British nobleman and New York financier.The son of George Sclater-Booth, 4th Baron Basing, he was educated at St Peter's Court and Eton College, and graduated with an economics degree from Harvard University, where he played rugby...
(1939–2007) - Stuart Anthony Whitfield Sclater-Booth, 6th Baron Basing (b. 1969)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son the Hon. Luke Waters Sclater-Booth (b. 2000)