| Barony Fisher of Kilverstone | |
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| Creation date | 14 December 1909 |
| Created by | Edward VII |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher |
| Present holder | Patrick Fisher, 4th Baron Fisher |
| Heir apparent | Hon. Benjamin Carnegie Vavasseur Fisher |
| Remainder to | 1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Status | Extant |
| Seat(s) | Kilverstone Hall |
| Motto | Fear God and Dread Nought |
Baron Fisher, of Kilverstone in the County of Norfolk, is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1909 for the noted naval reformerAdmiral of the FleetSir John Fisher.[1]
His son Cecil Fisher, the second Baron, was the adoptive heir ofJosiah Vavasseur (1834–1908), an arms manufacturer. Vavasseur left part of his enormous estate to Fisher on the condition that he adopted the Vavasseur name. Fisher assumed the additional surname of Vavasseur in 1909 by Royal licence. As of 2017[update] the title is held by the latter's grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded in 2012.
The family seat isKilverstone Hall, nearKilverstone,Norfolk.
John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (1841–1920)Cecil Vavasseur Fisher, 2nd Baron Fisher (1868–1955)[2]John Vavasseur Fisher, 3rd Baron Fisher (1921–2012)[3]Patrick Vavasseur Fisher, 4th Baron Fisher (b. 1953)Theheir apparent is the present holder's second son, the Hon. Benjamin Carnegie Vavasseur Fisher (b. 1986), who is married to Katy Lee Fisher. His elder brother, the Hon. John Carnegie Vavasseur Fisher (b. 1979), died on 2 August 2015.[4]
