Baron Haversham
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Baron Haversham is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England
and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. Both creations are extinct. The first creation came on 4 May 1696, when John Thompson was created Baron Haversham, of Haversham in the County of Buckingham, in the Peerage of England
. He had formerly been Member of Parliament
for Gatton
. His son, the second Baron, sat as Member of Parliament for Bletchingley
between 1689 and 1698, before inheriting the title. He had no sons and the barony became extinct on his death on 11 April 1745.
The second creation came on 11 January 1906, when the Liberal
politician Sir Arthur Hayter, 2nd Baronet
, was created Baron Haversham, of Bracknell in the County of Berkshire, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. He was the only son of the Whig politician William Goodenough Hayter, best remembered for his two tenures as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
in the 1850s, who was created a Baronet, of South Hill Park in the County of Berkshire, on 19 April 1858. Lord Haversham was childless and both the barony and baronetcy became extinct on his death on 10 May 1917.
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
and once 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...
. Both creations are extinct. The first creation came on 4 May 1696, when John Thompson was created Baron Haversham, of Haversham in the County of Buckingham, in the Peerage of England
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. He had formerly been 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,...
for Gatton
Gatton (UK Parliament constituency)
Gatton was a parliamentary borough in Surrey, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1450 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act...
. His son, the second Baron, sat as Member of Parliament for Bletchingley
Bletchingley (UK Parliament constituency)
Bletchingley was a parliamentary borough in Surrey. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until 1832, when the constituency was...
between 1689 and 1698, before inheriting the title. He had no sons and the barony became extinct on his death on 11 April 1745.
The second creation came on 11 January 1906, when the 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 Sir Arthur Hayter, 2nd Baronet
Arthur Hayter, 1st Baron Haversham
Arthur Divett Hayter, 1st Baron Haversham PC , known as Sir Arthur Hayter, Bt, from 1878 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician...
, was created Baron Haversham, of Bracknell in the County of Berkshire, 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...
. He was the only son of the Whig politician William Goodenough Hayter, best remembered for his two tenures as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury is a junior ministerial position in the British Government. The holder is usually the Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons. However, the office is no longer attached to the Treasury...
in the 1850s, who was created a Baronet, of South Hill Park in the County of Berkshire, on 19 April 1858. Lord Haversham was childless and both the barony and baronetcy became extinct on his death on 10 May 1917.
Barons Haversham (1696), First creation
- John Thompson, 1st Baron Haversham (1648–1710)
- Maurice Thompson, 2nd Baron Haversham (1675–1745)
Hayter Baronets, of South Hill Park (1858)
- Sir William Goodenough Hayter, 1st Baronet (1792–1878)
- Sir Arthur Divett Hayter, 2nd BaronetArthur Hayter, 1st Baron HavershamArthur Divett Hayter, 1st Baron Haversham PC , known as Sir Arthur Hayter, Bt, from 1878 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician...
(1835–1917) (created Baron Haversham in 1906)
Barons Haversham (1906), Second creation
- Arthur Divett Hayter, 1st Baron HavershamArthur Hayter, 1st Baron HavershamArthur Divett Hayter, 1st Baron Haversham PC , known as Sir Arthur Hayter, Bt, from 1878 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician...
(1835–1917)