Baron Windlesham, ofWindlesham inSurrey,[1] is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1937 for theConservative politicianSir George Hennessy, 1st Baronet.[1] He had already been created aBaronet, ofWinchester in theCounty of Southampton, in 1927.[2] His eldest son, the second Baron, was aBrigadier in theGrenadier Guards. The latter's son, the third Baron, succeeded in 1962; a Conservative politician, he notably served asLord Privy Seal andLeader of the House of Lords in 1974. In 1999 he was created a life peer asBaron Hennessy, of Windlesham in the County of Surrey, so that he could continue to sit in theHouse of Lords after the passing of theHouse of Lords Act 1999, which removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to a seat in the upper chamber of parliament.[3] As of 2015[update] the titles are held by his son, the fourth Baron.
Theheir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. George Rupert James Hennessy (b. 2006)[6]
George Richard James Hennessy, 1st Baron Windlesham (1877—1953)James Bryan George Hennessy, 2nd Baron Windlesham (1903—1962)David James George Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham, Baron Hennessy (1932—2010)James Rupert Hennessy, 4th Baron Windlesham (born 1968) |
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