Viscount Margesson
Encyclopedia
Viscount Margesson, of Rugby in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1942 for the Conservative
politician David Margesson
. the title is held by his son, the second Viscount, who succeeded in 1965.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son Major the Hon. Richard Francis David Margesson (b. 1960)
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 1942 for the 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 David Margesson
David Margesson, 1st Viscount Margesson
Henry David Reginald Margesson, 1st Viscount Margesson PC was a British Conservative politician most popularly remembered for his tenure as Government Chief Whip in the 1930s. His reputation was of a stern disciplinarian who was one of the harshest and most effective whips...
. the title is held by his son, the second Viscount, who succeeded in 1965.
Viscounts Margesson (1942)
- (Henry) David Reginald Margesson, 1st Viscount MargessonDavid Margesson, 1st Viscount MargessonHenry David Reginald Margesson, 1st Viscount Margesson PC was a British Conservative politician most popularly remembered for his tenure as Government Chief Whip in the 1930s. His reputation was of a stern disciplinarian who was one of the harshest and most effective whips...
(1890–1965) - Francis Vere Hampden Margesson, 2nd Viscount Margesson (b. 1922)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son Major the Hon. Richard Francis David Margesson (b. 1960)