Baron Chatfield
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Baron Chatfield, of Ditchling in the County of Sussex, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1937 for the naval commander Sir Ernle Chatfield
. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, in 2007.
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 1937 for the naval commander Sir Ernle Chatfield
Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield
Admiral of the Fleet The Rt Hon. Sir Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield, GCB, OM, KCMG, CVO, PC was a Royal Navy officer and held the position of First Sea Lord from 1933 to 1939...
. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, in 2007.
Barons Chatfield (1937)
- (Alfred) Ernle (Montacute) Chatfield, 1st Baron ChatfieldErnle Chatfield, 1st Baron ChatfieldAdmiral of the Fleet The Rt Hon. Sir Alfred Ernle Montacute Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield, GCB, OM, KCMG, CVO, PC was a Royal Navy officer and held the position of First Sea Lord from 1933 to 1939...
(1873–1967) - Ernle David Lewis Chatfield, 2nd Baron Chatfield (1917–2007)