Baron Charnwood
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Baron Charnwood, of Castle Donington
in the County of Leicester, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created on 29 June 1911 for the author, academic, Liberal
politician and philanthropist Godfrey Benson
. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, on 1 February 1955.
Castle Donington
Castle Donington is a village, with a population of around 7000 in the North West of Leicestershire, part of the Derby postcode area and on the edge of the National Forest. It is the closest town to East Midlands Airport.-Transport and housing:...
in the County of Leicester, was 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 on 29 June 1911 for the author, academic, Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician and philanthropist Godfrey Benson
Godfrey Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood
Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood was a British author, academic, Liberal politician and philanthropist....
. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, on 1 February 1955.
Barons Charnwood (1911)
- Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron CharnwoodGodfrey Benson, 1st Baron CharnwoodGodfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood was a British author, academic, Liberal politician and philanthropist....
(1864–1945) - John Roby Benson, 2nd Baron Charnwood (1901–1955)