Baron Windlesham, of

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in Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1937 for the

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politician Sir George Hennessy, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Winchester in the

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, in 1927. His eldest son, the second Baron, was a

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in the

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. The latter's son, the third Baron, succeeded in 1962; a Conservative politician, he notably served as Lord Privy Seal and

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in 1974. In 1999 he was created a life peer as Baron Hennessy, of Windlesham in the County of Surrey, so that he could continue to sit in the

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after the passing of the

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, which removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to a seat in the upper chamber of parliament. the titles are held by his son, the fourth Baron.

Barons Windlesham (1937)

* 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 (1932–2010) * James Rupert Hennessy, 4th Baron Windlesham (b. 1968) The

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is the present holder's son Hon. George Rupert James Hennessy (b. 2006)

Line of Succession

''George Richard James Hennessy, 1st Baron Windlesham (1877—1953)'' ** Coronet of a British Baron

''James Bryan George Hennessy, 2nd Baron Windlesham (1903—1962)'' *** Coronet of a British Baron

''David James George Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham, Baron Hennessy (1932—2010)'' **** Coronet of a British Baron

James Rupert Hennessy, 4th Baron Windlesham (born 1968) ***** (1) ''Hon. George Rupert James Hennessy (b. 2006) ** ''Hon. Frederick Francis George Hennessy (1906—1969)'' *** ''Peter Grant Auguste Hennessy (1944—2019)'' **** (2) James George Hennessy (b. 1970) **** (3) Benedict John Hennessy (b. 1978)

Arms

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Windlesham 1937 establishments in the United Kingdom Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1937 Noble titles created for UK MPs Hennessy family Surrey Heath