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Baron Aldenham, ofAldenham in the county of Hertfordshire,^[1] is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom that was created on 31 January 1896 for the businessmanHucks Gibbs. He was head of the family firm ofAntony Gibbs & Sons (founded by his grandfather Antony Gibbs) and a director and Governor of theBank of England. Gibbs also briefly sat as aConservativeMember of Parliament for theCity of London. His fourth son Herbert Cokayne Gibbs was createdBaron Hunsdon of Hunsdon in 1923 (see below).

Lord Aldenham was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He also represented the City of London in theHouse of Commons as a Conservative. He was succeeded by his son, the third Baron. On the latter's death in 1939 the barony of Aldenham was inherited by his cousin the second Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (seeBaron Hunsdon for earlier history of this title). He served as chairman of Antony Gibbs & Sons. As of 2017^[update] the titles are held by his grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1986.

Another member of the family to gain distinction wasVicary Gibbs, third son of the first Baron. He was Conservative Member of Parliament forSt Albans.

TheBarons Wraxall are members of another branch of the Gibbs family; their seat was atTyntesfield. George Henry Gibbs, father of the first Baron Aldenham, was the elder brother of William Gibbs, grandfather ofGeorge Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall.

The family seat is Holwell Manor, nearSherborne,Dorset.

• (Henry) Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham (1819–1907)
• Alban George Henry Gibbs, 2nd Baron Aldenham (1846–1936)
• Gerald Henry Beresford Gibbs, 3rd Baron Aldenham (1879–1939)
• Walter Durant Gibbs, 4th Baron Aldenham, 2nd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (1888–1969)
• Antony Durant Gibbs, 5th Baron Aldenham, 3rd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (1922–1986)
• Vicary Tyser Gibbs, 6th Baron Aldenham, 4th Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (born 1948)

Theheir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Humphrey William Fell Gibbs (born 1989).

• Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon
• Baron Wraxall

• Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921).Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 34.
• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors).Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.^{[page needed]}
• Kidd, Charles (1903).Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 76.
• Rayment, Leigh."Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page — Peerages beginning with "A" (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2 November 2019.^{[self-published source][better source needed]}

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