Baron Vestey
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Baron Vestey, of Kingswood
in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1922 for the shipping magnate Sir William Vestey, 1st Baronet
. He was the co-founder of the Blue Star Line. Vestey had already been created a Baronet, of Bessemer House, in 1913.
the titles are held by his great-grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his grandfather in 1954. He is the eldest son of the Hon. William Vestey (d. 1944) (who was killed in action in Italy during the Second World War), only son of the second Baron. Lord Vestey has served as Master of the Horse
since 1999.
The family seat is Stowell Park Estate
.
Sir Edmund Hoyle Vestey, 1st Baronet, co-founder of the Blue Star Line, was the younger brother of the first Baron Vestey.
Kingswood, Dulwich
Kingswood House, formerly known as King's Coppice, is a Victorian mansion in West Dulwich at the southerly tip of the London Borough of Southwark, England. It is a Grade II listed building. In 1811 William Vizard was granted a 63 year lease for Kingswood Lodge...
in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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 1922 for the shipping magnate Sir William Vestey, 1st Baronet
William Vestey, 1st Baron Vestey
William Vestey, 1st Baron Vestey Bt was an English shipping magnate.William Vestey came from an old Liverpool family of traders. In 1876, at the age of seventeen, he was sent to Chicago by his father Samuel Vestey, a provisioner of Liverpool.William first managed a meat canning factory that was...
. He was the co-founder of the Blue Star Line. Vestey had already been created a Baronet, of Bessemer House, in 1913.
the titles are held by his great-grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his grandfather in 1954. He is the eldest son of the Hon. William Vestey (d. 1944) (who was killed in action in Italy during the Second World War), only son of the second Baron. Lord Vestey has served as Master of the Horse
Master of the Horse
The Master of the Horse was a position of varying importance in several European nations.-Magister Equitum :...
since 1999.
The family seat is Stowell Park Estate
Stowell Park Estate
Stowell Park Estate is a private agricultural and sporting estate in the Cotswold Hills, Gloucestershire, England.Sam Vestey, 3rd Lord Vestey, the great grandson of 1st Lord Vestey, is the current head of the family and Chairman of the Vestey Group. He owns the Stowell Park Estate.- External links...
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Sir Edmund Hoyle Vestey, 1st Baronet, co-founder of the Blue Star Line, was the younger brother of the first Baron Vestey.
Holders of the title
- William Vestey, 1st Baron VesteyWilliam Vestey, 1st Baron VesteyWilliam Vestey, 1st Baron Vestey Bt was an English shipping magnate.William Vestey came from an old Liverpool family of traders. In 1876, at the age of seventeen, he was sent to Chicago by his father Samuel Vestey, a provisioner of Liverpool.William first managed a meat canning factory that was...
(1859–1940) - Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey (1882–1954)
- Samuel George Armstrong Vestey, 3rd Baron VesteySamuel Vestey, 3rd Baron VesteySamuel George Armstrong Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey, Bt, KCVO, GCStJ, DL is a British businessman who has been Chairman of the Vestey Group Ltd. since 1995. He was Chairman of the Meat Training Council from 1991 to 1995....
(b. 1941)