Baron Kershaw
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Baron Kershaw, of Prestwich in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1947 for Fred Kershaw
, who later served as a Lord-in-Waiting
in the Labour government
of Clement Attlee
. the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1962 (who in his turn had succeeded his elder brother in 1961).
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 1947 for Fred Kershaw
Fred Kershaw, 1st Baron Kershaw
Fred Kershaw, 1st Baron Kershaw , was a British Labour politician.Kershaw was the son of John Joseph Kershaw of Prestwich, Lancashire. He was Governor of Westminster Hospital, Chairman of Gordon Hospital, Vice-President of the Workers' Temperance League and a Founder Member of the Manor House...
, who later served as a Lord-in-Waiting
Lord-in-Waiting
Most Lords in Waiting are Government whips in the House of Lords who are members of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. As members of the Royal Household their duties are nominal, though they are occasionally required to meet visiting political and state leaders on visits...
in the Labour government
Labour Government 1945-1951
The Labour Party came to power in the United Kingdom after their unexpected victory in the July 1945 general elections. Party leader Clement Attlee became Prime Minister and hastily replaced his predecessor Winston Churchill at the Potsdam Conference in late July. Ernest Bevin was Foreign Secretary...
of Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955...
. the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1962 (who in his turn had succeeded his elder brother in 1961).
Barons Kershaw (1947)
- Fred Kershaw, 1st Baron KershawFred Kershaw, 1st Baron KershawFred Kershaw, 1st Baron Kershaw , was a British Labour politician.Kershaw was the son of John Joseph Kershaw of Prestwich, Lancashire. He was Governor of Westminster Hospital, Chairman of Gordon Hospital, Vice-President of the Workers' Temperance League and a Founder Member of the Manor House...
(1881–1961) - Herbert Kershaw, 2nd Baron Kershaw (1904–1961)
- Edward Aubrey Kershaw, 3rd Baron Kershaw (1906–1962)
- Edward John Kershaw, 4th Baron Kershaw (b. 1936)