Baron Hothfield, of Hothfield in the County of Kent,[1] is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1881 forSir Henry Tufton, 2nd Baronet, who was appointedLord Lieutenant of Westmorland the same year and who also served briefly as a government whip in theLiberal administration of 1886. His eldest son, the second Baron, notably served as Mayor ofAppleby, Westmorland. On the death of his son, the third Baron, in 1961, this line of the family failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his first cousin, the fourth Baron. He was the only son of the Hon. Sackville Philip Tufton, second son of the first Baron. On his death in 1986 this line of the family also failed and the titles passed to his first cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the eldest son of the Hon. Charles Henry Tufton, third son of the first Baron. As of 2017[update] the titles are held by his son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in 1991.
TheTufton baronetcy, of Appleby Castle in the County of Westmorland,[2] was created in theBaronetage of the United Kingdom in 1851 for Richard Tufton. He was the reputed natural son ofHenry Tufton, 11th and last Earl of Thanet, who devised the substantial Tufton estates on him. He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned second Baronet, who was raised to the peerage in 1881.
The family seat now is Drybeck Hall, nearAppleby-in-Westmorland,Cumbria. The former wasSkipton Castle, sold by the third Baron in 1956.
Theheir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. William Sackville Tufton (born 1977).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son, Samuel James Tufton (born 2009).
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