Baron Hemingford
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Baron Hemingford, of Watford in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1943 for the Conservative
politician Sir Dennis Herbert
. He was a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1931 to 1943. His son, the second Baron, notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough
from 1968 to 1974. the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1982. He is a journalist known professionally as Nicholas Herbert.
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 1943 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 Sir Dennis Herbert
Dennis Herbert, 1st Baron Hemingford
Dennis Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Hemingford KBE PC , was a British Conservative politician.Herbert was the eldest son of Reverend Henry Herbert, Rector of Hemingford Abbots in Huntingdonshire. He was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Watford at the 1918 general election, a...
. He was a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1931 to 1943. His son, the second Baron, notably served as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough
Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough
This is a list of those people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdon and Peterborough during that county's short existence from 1965. The office was preceded by that of the Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire, also taking part of the jurisdiction of the Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire,...
from 1968 to 1974. the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1982. He is a journalist known professionally as Nicholas Herbert.
Barons Hemingford (1943)
- Dennis Henry Herbert, 1st Baron HemingfordDennis Herbert, 1st Baron HemingfordDennis Henry Herbert, 1st Baron Hemingford KBE PC , was a British Conservative politician.Herbert was the eldest son of Reverend Henry Herbert, Rector of Hemingford Abbots in Huntingdonshire. He was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Watford at the 1918 general election, a...
(1869–1947) - Dennis George Ruddock Herbert, 2nd Baron Hemingford (1904–1982)
- (Dennis) Nicholas Herbert, 3rd Baron Hemingford (b. 1934)