Baron Grimston of Westbury
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Baron Grimston of Westbury, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1964 for the Conservative
politician and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Robert Grimston, 1st Baronet
. He had already been created a Baronet in 1952. Grimston was the son of Reverend Canon the Hon. Robert Grimston, third son of James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam
. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2003. As a descendant of the second Earl of Verulam he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles. The barony of Grimston of Westbury was one of the last hereditary baronies created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
As of 30 June 2006, the present holder of the barony has not successfully proven his succession to the baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage (for more information follow this link).
The heir presumptive
is the present holder's brother the Hon. Gerald Charles Walter Grimston (b. 1953)
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Edward Charles Luckyn Grimston (b. 1985)
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 1964 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 Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Robert Grimston, 1st Baronet
Robert Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury
Robert Villiers Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury was a British Conservative politician.The eldest son of the Rev. and Hon...
. He had already been created a Baronet in 1952. Grimston was the son of Reverend Canon the Hon. Robert Grimston, third son of James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam
James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam
James Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam , known as Viscount Grimston from 1815 to 1845, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He was the eldest son of James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam, and Lady Charlotte Jenkinson...
. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2003. As a descendant of the second Earl of Verulam he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles. The barony of Grimston of Westbury was one of the last hereditary baronies created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
As of 30 June 2006, the present holder of the barony has not successfully proven his succession to the baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage (for more information follow this link).
Barons Grimston of Westbury (1964)
- Robert Villiers Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of WestburyRobert Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of WestburyRobert Villiers Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury was a British Conservative politician.The eldest son of the Rev. and Hon...
(1897–1979) - Robert Walter Sigismund Grimston, 2nd Baron Grimston of Westbury (1925–2003)
- Robert John Sylvester Grimston, 3rd Baron Grimston of Westbury (b. 1951)
The heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
is the present holder's brother the Hon. Gerald Charles Walter Grimston (b. 1953)
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Edward Charles Luckyn Grimston (b. 1985)