Baron Chetwode, ofChetwode in the County of Buckingham, is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1945 for the noted military commanderField MarshalSir Philip Chetwode, 7th Baronet. As of 2014[update] the titles are held by his grandson, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1950. He is the eldest son of Captain Roger Charles George Chetwode, who was killed in theSecond World War.
TheBaronetcy, ofOakley in the County of Stafford, was created in theBaronetage of England on 6 April 1700 for the first Baron's ancestor, John Chetwode ofOakley Hall, Staffordshire. He wasHigh Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1698. His grandson, the third Baronet also High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1756. The fourth Baronet, representedNewcastle-under-Lyme andBuckingham in theHouse of Commons and wasHigh Sheriff of Cheshire in 1789. His son, the fifth Baronet,High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1852, married Elizabeth Juliana Newdigate-Ludford, daughter of John Newdigate-Ludford, and in 1826 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surnames of Newdigate-Ludford. He was succeeded by his nephew, the sixth Baronet. He was aColonel in the Army. On the latter's death in 1905 the title passed to his son, the aforementioned seventh Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1945.
Theheir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Roger Chetwode (b. 1968).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Philip Rowan Chetwode (b. 2002).
