Baron Terrington
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Baron Terrington, of Huddersfield in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1918 for the former Liberal
Member of Parliament
for Huddersfield
, Sir James Woodhouse, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1895. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. His wife Vera Woodhouse, Lady Terrington
, was one of the first female Members of Parliament
. She represented Wycombe
as a Liberal
from 1923 to 1924. On the second Baron's death the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Baron. He notably served as a Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords
. His son, the fourth Baron, was also Deputy Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords. He had no sons and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Baron. Known as Monty Woodhouse, he was a Conservative
politician and an expert on Greek
affairs. the titles are held by his eldest son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in 2001. He is a urologist.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created in 1918 for the former Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Huddersfield
Huddersfield (UK Parliament constituency)
-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:- Notes and references :...
, Sir James Woodhouse, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1895. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. His wife Vera Woodhouse, Lady Terrington
Vera Woodhouse, Lady Terrington
Vera Florence Annie Woodhouse, Lady Terrington was a British Liberal Party politician, and one of the first women Members of Parliament ....
, was one of the first female Members 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,...
. She represented Wycombe
Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency)
Wycombe is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It currently elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of elections....
as a 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...
from 1923 to 1924. On the second Baron's death the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Baron. He notably served as a Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. His son, the fourth Baron, was also Deputy Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords. He had no sons and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Baron. Known as Monty Woodhouse, he was a 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 and an expert on Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
affairs. the titles are held by his eldest son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in 2001. He is a urologist.
Barons Terrington (1918)
- James Thomas Woodhouse, 1st Baron Terrington (1852–1921)
- Harold James Selborne Woodhouse, 2nd Baron Terrington (1877–1940)
- Horace Marton Woodhouse, 3rd Baron Terrington (1887–1961)
- James Allen David Woodhouse, 4th Baron Terrington (1915–1998)
- (Christopher) Montague Woodhouse, 5th Baron Terrington (1917–2001)
- Christopher Richard James Woodhouse, 6th Baron TerringtonChristopher Woodhouse, 6th Baron TerringtonProfessor Christopher Richard James Woodhouse, 6th Baron Terrington is a British peer and a senior urologist.He was born in 1946, the son of Colonel Christopher Woodhouse. He was educated at Winchester College and Guy's Hospital Medical School...
(b. 1946)