Baron Denman, ofDovedale in theCounty of Derby, is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1834 for the prominent lawyer, judge andWhig politicianThomas Denman. He served asLord Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1832 to 1850. His son, the second Baron, assumed in 1876 by royal licence the additional surname of Aitchison, which was that of his father-in-law. He was succeeded by his grandnephew, the third Baron. He was the grandson of the Hon. Richard Denman, younger son of the first Baron. Lord Denman notably served asGovernor-General of Australia from 1911 to 1914. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Baron. On his death in 1971, the title passed to his first cousin, Sir Charles Denman, 2nd Baronet, of Staffield (see below), who became the fifth holder of the title.

TheDenman baronetcy, of Staffield in the CountyCumberland, was created in theBaronetage of the United Kingdom in 1945 for the Hon.Richard Denman, younger brother of the third Baron Denman. He had representedCarlisle in theHouse of Commons as aLiberal fromJanuary 1910 until1918 andLeeds Central asLabour from1929, andNational Labour from1931 to1945. He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned second Baronet, who succeeded as fifth Baron Denman in 1971. He had unsuccessfully contestedLeeds Central in the1945 general election for theConservatives.^[1] He was succeeded by his son, who succeeded as sixth Baron Denman in 2012.

• Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman (1779–1854)
• Thomas Aitchison-Denman, 2nd Baron Denman (1805–1894)
• Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman (1874–1954)
• Thomas Denman, 4th Baron Denman (1905–1971)
• Charles Spencer Denman, 5th Baron Denman,CBE,MC (1916–2012)
• Richard Thomas Stewart Denman, 6th Baron Denman (b. 1946)

Theheir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Robert Denman (b. 1995).

• Sir Richard Douglas Denman, 1st Baronet (1876–1957)
• Sir Charles Spencer Denman, 2nd Baronet (1916–2012), succeeded asBaron Denman in 1971 (see above for earlier history of this title)

Coat of arms of Baron Denman

Crest A raven rising Proper in the beak an annulet Or. Escutcheon Argent on a chevron between three lions' heads erased Gules as many ermine spots Or. Supporters On either side a lion Gules charged on the body with five ermine spots in cross Or. Motto Prudentia Et Constantia[2]

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