Baron Fairhaven
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Baron Fairhaven, of Anglesey Abbey
in the County of Cambridge, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1961 for Urban Huttleston Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven
, with remainder to his younger brother Henry Broughton. He had already been created Baron Fairhaven, of Lode
in the County of Cambridge, in 1929, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. Broughton was the eldest son of the civil engineer, businessman and Conservative
Member of Parliament
, Urban H. Broughton
, who died in January 1929 before his intended elevation to the peerage as Baron Fairhaven. At the same time Lord Fairhaven's mother Cara Leland Broughton, daughter of the American industrialist Henry Huttleston Rogers, was granted Royal warrant to the style and title as if her husband had been created Baron Fairhaven. As he had no male heirs, in 1961 Lord Fairhaven was created Baron Fairhaven, of Anglesey Abbey
in the County of Cambridge, with special remainder by his brother Henry. On his death in 1966, the barony of 1929 became extinct, while he was succeeded in the barony of 1961 by his brother, the second Baron. the title is held by the latter's only son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1973.
The title is unusual in referring to an American town, Fairhaven, Massachusetts
, the birthplace of the first baron.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son, the Hon. James Henry Ailwyn Broughton (b. 1963)
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, George Ailwyn James Broughton (b. 1997)
Anglesey Abbey
Anglesey Abbey is a country house, formerly a priory, in the village of Lode, 5 ½ miles northeast of Cambridge, England. The house and its grounds are owned by the National Trust and are open to the public as part of the Anglesey Abbey, Garden & Lode Mill property, although some parts remain...
in the County of Cambridge, 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 1961 for Urban Huttleston Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven
Urban Huttleston Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven
Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven was a British nobleman, born at Fairhaven, Massachusetts in the United States, who was usually known as Huttleston Broughton....
, with remainder to his younger brother Henry Broughton. He had already been created Baron Fairhaven, of Lode
Lode, Cambridgeshire
Lode is a small village in East Cambridgeshire on the southern edge of The Fens. It lies just north of the B1102 between Quy and Swaffham Bulbeck, to the north east of Cambridge....
in the County of Cambridge, in 1929, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. Broughton was the eldest son of the civil engineer, businessman and 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...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, Urban H. Broughton
Urban H. Broughton
Urban Hanlon Broughton was an English civil engineer, railroad and mining executive, and Conservative Party Member of Parliament. In 1929, he was in line for elevation to the peerage, but he died in January before the process was finalized...
, who died in January 1929 before his intended elevation to the peerage as Baron Fairhaven. At the same time Lord Fairhaven's mother Cara Leland Broughton, daughter of the American industrialist Henry Huttleston Rogers, was granted Royal warrant to the style and title as if her husband had been created Baron Fairhaven. As he had no male heirs, in 1961 Lord Fairhaven was created Baron Fairhaven, of Anglesey Abbey
Anglesey Abbey
Anglesey Abbey is a country house, formerly a priory, in the village of Lode, 5 ½ miles northeast of Cambridge, England. The house and its grounds are owned by the National Trust and are open to the public as part of the Anglesey Abbey, Garden & Lode Mill property, although some parts remain...
in the County of Cambridge, with special remainder by his brother Henry. On his death in 1966, the barony of 1929 became extinct, while he was succeeded in the barony of 1961 by his brother, the second Baron. the title is held by the latter's only son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1973.
The title is unusual in referring to an American town, Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean...
, the birthplace of the first baron.
Barons Fairhaven (1929; First creation)
- Urban Huttleston Broughton, 1st Baron FairhavenUrban Huttleston Broughton, 1st Baron FairhavenUrban Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven was a British nobleman, born at Fairhaven, Massachusetts in the United States, who was usually known as Huttleston Broughton....
(1896–1966)
Barons Fairhaven (1961; Second creation)
- Urban Huttleston Broughton, 1st Baron FairhavenUrban Huttleston Broughton, 1st Baron FairhavenUrban Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven was a British nobleman, born at Fairhaven, Massachusetts in the United States, who was usually known as Huttleston Broughton....
(1896–1966) - Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven (1900–1973)
- Ailwyn Henry George Broughton, 3rd Baron Fairhaven (b. 1936). He is a Justice of the PeaceJustice of the PeaceA justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and Vice Lord-Lieutenant of CambridgeshireCambridgeshireCambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, a Major in the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) and Senior Steward of the Jockey Club.
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. James Henry Ailwyn Broughton (b. 1963)
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, George Ailwyn James Broughton (b. 1997)