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Encyclopedia > Baron Croft

Baron Croft, of Bournemouth in the County of Southampton, is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1940 for the Conservative politician Henry Page Croft. He had already been created a Baronet in 1924. The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... 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. ...


Barons Croft (1940)

  • Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft (1881-1947)
  • Michael Henry Glendower Page Croft, 2nd Baron Croft (1916-1997)
  • Bernard William Henry Page Croft, 3rd Baron Croft (b. 1949)

There is no heir to the Barony. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...


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This is a list of Barons ("Lords of Parliament" in Scottish terms) in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
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The Baron Sheffield, Stanley of Alderley and Eddisbury (1783, known as the Lord Stanley of Alderley)
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