Baron Garvagh, of Garvagh in the County Londonderry, is a title in the

Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...

. It was created in 1818 for George Canning. He had previously represented Sligo and

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in Parliament and also served as

Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry This is a list of people to have been Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry. There were lieutenants of counties in Ireland until the reign of James II, when they were renamed governors. The office of Lord Lieutenant was recreated on 23 August 18 ...

. Canning was the first cousin of both Prime Minister George Canning and the diplomat

Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, (4 November 1786 – 14 August 1880) was a British diplomat who became best known as the longtime British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. A cousin of George Canning, he served as Envoy ...

. The title is currently held by his great-great-great-grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2013. The family seat was Garvagh House, near

Garvagh Garvagh ( or ''Garbhachadh'' meaning "rough field") is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is on the banks of the Agivey River, south of Coleraine on the A29 route. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,288. It is situ ...

, County Londonderry.

Barons Garvagh (1818–)

* ''

George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh FRS (15 November 1778 – 20 August 1840) was an Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament. Garvagh was the son of Paul Canning and the grandson of Stratford Canning of Garvagh in County Londonderry. Prime Minister Georg ...

'' (1778–1840) ** '' Charles Henry Spencer George Canning, 2nd Baron Garvagh'' (1826–1871) *** '' Charles John Spencer George Canning, 3rd Baron Garvagh'' (1852–1915) **** '' Leopold Ernest Stratford George Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh'' (1878–1956) ***** '' (Alexander Leopold Ivor) George Canning, 5th Baron Garvagh'' (1920–2013) ****** Spencer George Stratford de Redcliffe Canning, 6th Baron Garvagh (1953–) *******(1) Hon. Stratford George Edward de Redcliffe Canning (1990–) *****''Hon. Victor Stratford de Redcliffe Canning'' (1924–1944) ***''Hon. Conway Stratford George Canning'' (1854–1926) **''Hon. Albert Stratford George Canning'' (1832–1916) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Stratford George Edward de Redcliffe Canning (born 1990).

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* *Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garvagh Baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1818 Noble titles created for UK MPs

Barons Garvagh (1818–)

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