Baron Chetwode, of

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in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1945 for the noted military commander

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Sir Philip Chetwode, 7th Baronet. the titles are held by his grandson, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1950. He is the eldest son of Captain Roger Charles George Chetwode, who was killed in the

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. The Baronetcy, of Oakley in the County of Stafford, was created in the

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on 6 April 1700 for the first Baron's ancestor, John Chetwode of Oakley Hall, Staffordshire. He was

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in 1698. His grandson, the third Baronet also High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1756. The fourth Baronet, represented

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and

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in the

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and was

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in 1789. His son, the fifth Baronet,

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in 1852, married Elizabeth Juliana Newdigate-Ludford, daughter of John Newdigate-Ludford, and in 1826 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surnames of Newdigate-Ludford. He was succeeded by his nephew, the sixth Baronet. He was a

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in the Army. On the latter's death in 1905 the title passed to his son, the aforementioned seventh Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1945.

Chetwode Baronets, of Oakley (1700)

* Sir John Chetwode, 1st Baronet (1666–1733) * Sir Philip Touchet Chetwode, 2nd Baronet (1700–1764) * Sir John Touchet Chetwode, 3rd Baronet (1732–1779) *

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(1764–1845) * Sir John Newdigate-Ludford-Chetwode, 5th Baronet (1788–1873). * Sir George Chetwode, 6th Baronet (1823–1905) * Sir Philip Walhouse Chetwode, 7th Baronet (1869–1950) (created Baron Chetwode in 1945)

Barons Chetwode (1945)

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(1869–1950) * Philip Chetwode, 2nd Baron Chetwode (b. 1937) The

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is the present holder's son Hon. Roger Chetwode (b. 1968).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Philip Rowan Chetwode (b. 2002).

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chetwode Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1945 1700 establishments in England 1945 establishments in the United Kingdom