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*Francis Savile Crossley, 2nd Baron Somerleyton (1889–1959) |
*Francis Savile Crossley, 2nd Baron Somerleyton (1889–1959) |
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*[[Savile Crossley, 3rd Baron Somerleyton|Savile William Francis Crossley, 3rd Baron Somerleyton]] (1928-2012) |
*[[Savile Crossley, 3rd Baron Somerleyton|Savile William Francis Crossley, 3rd Baron Somerleyton]] (1928-2012) |
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*Hugh Francis Savile Crossley, 4th Baron Somerleyton (b. 1971) was a [[page of honour]] to [[Queen Elizabeth II]] from 1983 to 1984. In 2009, he married art agent Lara Bailey.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/2518469/Campbell-to-bare-all-over-nervous-breakdown.html</ref> |
*[[Hugh Crossley|Hugh Francis Savile Crossley, 4th Baron Somerleyton]] (b. 1971) was a [[page of honour]] to [[Queen Elizabeth II]] from 1983 to 1984. In 2009, he married art agent Lara Bailey.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/2518469/Campbell-to-bare-all-over-nervous-breakdown.html</ref> |
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The [[heir apparent]] is the current holder's son, Hon. John Crossley (b. 2010).<ref>http://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2012/05/hon-christabel-maris-tessa-crossley.html</ref> |
The [[heir apparent]] is the current holder's son, Hon. John Crossley (b. 2010).<ref>http://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2012/05/hon-christabel-maris-tessa-crossley.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:47, 23 July 2012
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Baron Somerleyton, of Somerleyton in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1916 for the Liberal Unionist politician and former Paymaster-General Sir Savile Crossley, 2nd Baronet. As of 2012[update] the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2012. The third Baron notably served as Master of the Horse from 1991 to 1998 and was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 1998.[1] The Crossley Baronetcy, of Halifax in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1863 for the first Baron's father, the carpet manufacturer, philanthropist and Liberal Member of Parliament, Francis Crossley.
The family seat is Somerleyton Hall in Somerleyton, Suffolk.
Crossley Baronets, of Halifax (1863)
- Sir Francis Crossley, 1st Baronet (1817–1872)
- Sir Savile Brinton Crossley, 2nd Baronet (1857–1935) (created Baron Somerleyton in 1916)
Barons Somerleyton (1916)
- Savile Brinton Crossley, 1st Baron Somerleyton (1857–1935)
- Francis Savile Crossley, 2nd Baron Somerleyton (1889–1959)
- Savile William Francis Crossley, 3rd Baron Somerleyton (1928-2012)
- Hugh Francis Savile Crossley, 4th Baron Somerleyton (b. 1971) was a page of honour to Queen Elizabeth II from 1983 to 1984. In 2009, he married art agent Lara Bailey.[2]
The heir apparent is the current holder's son, Hon. John Crossley (b. 2010).[3]
External links
References
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/12/98/new_year_honours/244939.stm
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/2518469/Campbell-to-bare-all-over-nervous-breakdown.html
- ^ http://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2012/05/hon-christabel-maris-tessa-crossley.html
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]