The Walker-Smith Baronetcy, of Broxbourne in the County of Hertford, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 18 July 1960 for the
Conservative
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politician
Derek Walker-Smith
Derek Colclough Walker-Smith, Baron Broxbourne, (13 April 1910 – 22 January 1992), known as Sir Derek Walker-Smith, Bt, from 1960 to 1983, was a British Conservative Party politician.
The son of Sir Jonah Walker-Smith (1874–1964) and his ...
. On his retirement from the
House of Commons
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in 1983 he was further honoured when he was created a
life peer as Baron Broxbourne, of Broxbourne in the County of Hertfordshire. The life barony became extinct on his death in 1992 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, the second and (as of 2010) present holder of the title.
Walker-Smith Baronets, of Broxbourne (1960)
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Sir Derek Colclough Walker-Smith, 1st Baronet (1910–1992) (created Baron Broxbourne in 1983)
*The Hon. Sir (John) Jonah Walker-Smith, 2nd Baronet (born 1939)
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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