Baron Netherthorpe
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Baron Netherthorpe, of Anston in the West Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1959 for James Turner
, President of the National Farmers' Union and of the Royal Agricultural Society
. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1982.
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 1959 for James Turner
James Turner, 1st Baron Netherthorpe
James Turner, 1st Baron Netherthorpe , was a British peer.Turner was the son of Albert Edward Mann Turner of Anston, Yorkshire. He served as President of the National Farmers' Union from 1945 to 1960 and was also President of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers and of the Royal...
, President of the National Farmers' Union and of the Royal Agricultural Society
Royal Agricultural Society
The Royal Agricultural Society of England was established in the United Kingdom in 1838 with the motto "Practice with Science". The RASE aim is to promote the scientific development of agriculture. The society received its Royal Charter from Queen Victoria in 1840.From its early days the society...
. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1982.
Barons Netherthorpe (1959)
- James Turner, 1st Baron NetherthorpeJames Turner, 1st Baron NetherthorpeJames Turner, 1st Baron Netherthorpe , was a British peer.Turner was the son of Albert Edward Mann Turner of Anston, Yorkshire. He served as President of the National Farmers' Union from 1945 to 1960 and was also President of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers and of the Royal...
(1908–1980) - James Andrew Turner, 2nd Baron Netherthorpe (1936–1982)
- James Frederick Turner, 3rd Baron Netherthorpe (b. 1964)