Baron Ailwyn, of Honingham in the County of Norfolk, was a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created on 1 July 1921 for the
Conservative
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politician
Sir Ailwyn Fellowes. He was the younger son of
Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron de Ramsey. Lord Ailwyn was succeeded by the eldest of his four sons, Ronald, the second Baron. He was a
lieutenant-colonel in the
Rifle Brigade. He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother Eric, the third Baron. He was a
captain
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in the
Royal Navy
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. He was also childless and was succeeded by his youngest brother, Carol, the fourth Baron. Like his elder brothers, he was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1988.
Barons Ailwyn (1921)
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Ailwyn Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn (1855–1924)
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Ronald Townshend Fellowes, 2nd Baron Ailwyn (1886–1936)
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Eric William Edward Fellowes, 3rd Baron Ailwyn (1887–1976)
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Carol Arthur Fellowes, 4th Baron Ailwyn (1896–1988)
See also
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Baron de Ramsey
Baron de Ramsey, of Ramsey Abbey in the County of Huntingdon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1887 for Edward Fellowes, who had previously represented Huntingdonshire in the House of Commons as a Conservative fo ...
References
www.thepeerage.com*
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Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1921
Peerages created for UK MPs