William Gibson 2nd Baron Ashbourne June 10 1929

Baron Ashbourne, of Ashbourne in the County of Meath, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1886 for

Edward Gibson Edward George Gibson (born November 8, 1936) is a former NASA astronaut, aviator, pilot, engineer, and physicist. Before becoming an astronaut, Gibson graduated from the University of Rochester and the California Institute of Technology. He bec ...

, the

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. His grandson, the third Baron (who succeeded his uncle), was a

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in the

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. , the title is held by the third Baron's grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded in 2020. John George Gibson, younger brother of the first Baron, was also a distinguished lawyer.

Violet Gibson Violet Albina Gibson (31 August 1876 – 2 May 1956) was an Irish woman who attempted to assassinate Benito Mussolini in 1926. She was released without charge but spent the rest of her life in a psychiatric hospital in England. She was the daug ...

, who attempted to assassinate

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in 1926, was the first Baron's daughter.

Baron Ashbourne (1886)

* Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne (1837–1913) * William Gibson, 2nd Baron Ashbourne (1868–1942) *Edward Russell Gibson, 3rd Baron Ashbourne (1901–1983) *(Edward) Barry Greynville Gibson, 4th Baron Ashbourne (1933–2020) *(Edward) Charles d'Olier Gibson, 5th Baron Ashbourne (born 1967) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Edward Alexander Gibson (born 2002).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashbourne Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1885 Peerages created for UK MPs