Baron Fairhaven, of

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in the County of Cambridge, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1961 for

Urban Huttleston Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven (31 August 1896 – 20 August 1966), usually known as Huttleston Broughton was a British peer, racehorse breeder and art collector. Early life Broughton was born on 31 August 1896 in Fairh ...

, with remainder to his younger brother, Henry Rogers Broughton (1900–1973). He had already been created Baron Fairhaven, of

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in the County of Cambridge, in 1929, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. The first Baron Fairhaven was the eldest son of

Urban Hanlon Broughton Urban Hanlon Broughton (12 April 1857 – 30 January 1929) was an English civil engineer who went to work in the United States, married an American heiress, returned to England and was for three-and-a-half years a Conservative Member of Parlia ...

, a civil engineer, businessman and

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Member of Parliament who died in January 1929 before his intended elevation to the peerage as Baron Fairhaven. At the same time, Lord Fairhaven's mother, Cara Leland Broughton, daughter of the American industrialist

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, was granted Royal warrant to the style and title as if her husband had been created Baron Fairhaven. As the first Baron Fairhaven had no male heirs, in 1961 he was created Baron Fairhaven, of Anglesey Abbey in the County of Cambridge, with special remainder to his younger brother, Henry. On the Baron's death in 1966, the barony of 1929 became extinct. The barony of 1961 and title 2nd Baron Fairhaven passed to the younger brother Henry Rogers Broughton. Upon his death in 1973 the title then passed to his only son, the third Baron. The title is unusual in referring to a town in the

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, Fairhaven in

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, which was the birthplace of the first Baron. The family seat is Anglesey Abbey, now in the care of the National Trust, near

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. Before becoming the 2nd Baron Fairhaven, Henry Rogers Broughton created the Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden in South Walsham, Norfolk. This was left in trust on his death in 1973

Barons Fairhaven (1929; First creation)

(1896–1966)

Barons Fairhaven (1961; Second creation)

(1896–1966) *Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven (1900–1973) * Ailwyn Henry George Broughton, 3rd Baron Fairhaven (b. 1936) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. James Henry Ailwyn Broughton (b. 1963)
The next in line to the heir apparent is his son, George Ailwyn James Broughton (b. 1997)

Line of Succession

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(1857—1929)''p420, Debrett's Illustrated Peerage 2019 ** Coronet of a British Baron

'' Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven (1896—1966)'' ** Coronet of a British Baron

''Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven (1900—1973)'' *** Coronet of a British Baron

Ailwyn Henry George Broughton, 3rd Baron Fairhaven (born 1936) **** (1) Major ''Hon.'' James Henry Ailwyn Broughton (b. 1963) ***** (2) George Ailwyn James Broughton (b. 1997) **** (3) ''Hon.'' Charles Leander Broughton (b. 1973) **** (4) ''Hon.'' Henry Robert Broughton (b. 1978)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fairhaven Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1929 Noble titles created in 1961 Peerages created with special remainders