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| Baron Northbourne | |
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  Arms of James, Barons Northbourne:Gules, a dolphin, naiant, in fesse, or.[1] | |
| Creation date | 5 November 1884[2] |
| Created by | Queen Victoria |
| Peerage | United Kingdom |
| First holder | Walter James, 1st Baron Northbourne |
| Present holder | Charles James, 6th Baron Northbourne |
| Heir apparent | Henry Christopher William James |
| Subsidiary titles | Baronet James, of Langley Hall |
| Motto | J'amie à Jamais |
Baron Northbourne, ofBetteshanger in theCounty of Kent, is a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom.[3] It was created in 1884 forSir Walter James, 2nd Baronet, who had earlier representedKingston upon Hull in theHouse of Commons as aConservative. His son, the second Baron, sat as aLiberalMember of Parliament forGateshead. The latter's great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father[4] in 1982, was one of the ninety electedhereditary peers that were allowed to remain in theHouse of Lords after the passing of theHouse of Lords Act 1999, and sat as a cross-bencher until his retirement in 2018.[5] As of 2019[update], the titles are held by his son, the sixth baron, who succeeded his father in that year.
TheJames baronetcy, of Langley Hall, in the County of Berkshire, was created in theBaronetage of Great Britain in 1791[6] for the first Baron's grandfather Sir Walter James, the lastWarden of the Mint. Born Walter James Head, he assumed by Act of Parliament the surname of James only in 1778, on inheriting the estates of his brother William (himself having inherited the estates of their uncle-in-law, John James of Denford Court). His son and heir John James notably served as Minister Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands. The latter was the father of the second Baronet, who was raised to the peerage in 1884.
The Hon.Cuthbert James, second son of the second Baron, representedBromley in the House of Commons as a Conservative between 1919 and 1930.
The first Baron Northbourne was the grandson ofRobert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry,[2] making him first cousin twice removed ofSir Winston Churchill, who was the grandson of his first cousinLady Frances Anne Vane, Duchess of Marlborough. He was also the great grandson ofCharles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden.[7]
The heir apparent is his elder son, the Hon. Henry Christopher William James (born 1988).
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Walter Charles James, 1st Baron Northbourne (1816–1893)Walter Henry James, 2nd Baron Northbourne (1846–1923)Walter John James, 3rd Baron Northbourne (1869–1932)Walter Ernest Christopher James, 4th Baron Northbourne (1896–1982)Christopher George Walter James, 5th Baron Northbourne (1926–2019)Charles Walter Henri James, 6th Baron Northbourne (born 1960)