Baron Piercy
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Baron Piercy, of Burford in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1945 for the economist, financier and civil servant William Piercy
. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1981.
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 1945 for the economist, financier and civil servant William Piercy
William Piercy, 1st Baron Piercy
William Piercy, 1st Baron Piercy CBE , was a British economist, civil servant, businessman and financier. He is best remembered as Chairman of the Industrial & Commercial Finance Corporation from 1945 to 1964.-Early life:...
. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1981.
Barons Piercy (1945)
- William Piercy, 1st Baron PiercyWilliam Piercy, 1st Baron PiercyWilliam Piercy, 1st Baron Piercy CBE , was a British economist, civil servant, businessman and financier. He is best remembered as Chairman of the Industrial & Commercial Finance Corporation from 1945 to 1964.-Early life:...
(1886–1966) - Nicholas Pelham Piercy, 2nd Baron Piercy (1918–1981)
- James William Piercy, 3rd Baron Piercy (b. 1946)