Baron Colgrain, of Everlands in the

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. It was created in 1946 for the

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banker Colin Campbell. He was President of the

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from 1938 to 1946. the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2008. Since 2017 he has been one of the 92 hereditary peers chosen to remain in the

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under the

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. The family seat is Bushes Farm, near

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Barons Colgrain (1946)

* Colin Frederick Campbell, 1st Baron Colgrain (1866–1954) *Donald Swinton Campbell, 2nd Baron Colgrain (1891–1973) *David Colin Campbell, 3rd Baron Colgrain (1920–2008) * Alastair Colin Leckie Campbell, 4th Baron Colgrain (b. 1951) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Thomas Colin Donald Campbell (b. 1984).

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Colgrain Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1946

Barons Colgrain (1946)

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