| Barony of Silkin | |
|---|---|
| Creation date | 14 July 1950 |
| Created by | King George VI |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Lewis Silkin, 1st Baron Silkin |
| Remainder to | Heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Status | Disclaimed |
Baron Silkin, ofDulwich in theCounty of London, is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was created on 4 July 1950 for the solicitor andLabour politicianLewis Silkin. The peerage wasdisclaimed by both his eldest son, the second Baron,[3] and the latter's nephew, the third Baron. When the third Baron disclaimed the title in 2002,[4] the barony of Silkin became the first peerage ever to be disclaimed twice; and the only disclaimer since theHouse of Lords Act 1999 (which excluded hereditary peers from automatically sitting in the House of Lords and thereby made such peers eligible to sit in the Commons, the main purpose for the 1963 Act.)
Samuel Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwich andJohn Silkin, younger sons of the first Baron, were also prominentLabour politicians. Lord Silkin of Dulwich was the father of Christopher Silkin, disclaimed third Baron Silkin.
Theheir presumptive and sole heir to the peerage is the former 3rd baron's first cousin Rory Lewis Silkin (b. 1954)[6][7]
Lewis Silkin, 1st Baron Silkin,PC,CH (1889–1972)Samuel Charles Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwich,PC,QC (1918–1988)The Lord Chancellor informed the House that he had received from Christopher Lewis Baron Silkin an instrument of disclaimer of the Barony of Silkin delivered in accordance with section 1 of the Peerage Act 1963.
