Baron Iliffe, of

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in the County of

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1933 for the newspaper magnate Sir Edward Iliffe. For many years the family controlled newspapers in

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and

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, including the ''

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'', the ''

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'' and the ''

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'', and were also part owners of ''

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''. The first Baron also represented Tamworth in Parliament as a

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. , the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1996. He is the current Commodore of The

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of Cowes, Isle of Wight. Lord Iliffe and the rest of the Iliffe family holds (2006) an estimated fortune (according to the ''

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'') of £200m. The family surname and the title of the barony is pronounced "EYE-liff".

Barons Iliffe (1933)

* Edward Mauger Iliffe, 1st Baron Iliffe (1877–1960) * (Edward) Langton Iliffe, 2nd Baron Iliffe (1908–1996) * Robert Peter Richard Iliffe, 3rd Baron Iliffe (b. 1944) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Edward Richard Iliffe (b. 1968).
The heir apparent's heir is his son, Henry Robert John Iliffe (b. 1999).

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Iliffe Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1933 Peerages created for UK MPs