Baron Cunliffe, of Headley in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1914 for Walter Cunliffe,

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from 1913 to 1918. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1963.

Barons Cunliffe (1914)

Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe (3 December 1855 – 6 January 1920) was a British banker who established the merchant banking business of Cunliffe Brothers (after 1920, Goschens & Cunliffe) in London, and who was Governor of the Bank of Eng ...

(1855–1920) *Rolf Cunliffe, 2nd Baron Cunliffe (1899–1963) * Roger Cunliffe, 3rd Baron Cunliffe (b. 1932) The

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is the present holder's son the Hon. Henry Cunliffe (b. 1962)

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cunliffe Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1914