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Baron Jeffreys is a title that has been created twice, once in the
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and once in the
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. The first creation came in the Peerage of England on 16 May 1685 when the lawyer and later
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, Sir George Jeffreys, 1st Baronet, was made Baron Jeffreys, of Wem. He had already been created a Baronet, of Bulstrode in the County of Buckingham, in the
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in 1681. The titles became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, in 1702, who had no male heir: his daughter, the writer Henrietta Fermor, married the 1st Earl of Pomfret. The estates passed to Jeffreys's widow, Lady Charlotte Herbert, who later remarried as Viscountess Windsor. The next creation came in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1952 when General George Jeffreys was made Baron Jeffreys, of Burkham in the County of Southampton. He had also served as
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Member of Parliament for
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. Jeffreys's father Arthur Frederick Jeffreys had previously represented
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in Parliament, and had been admitted to the Privy Council in 1902. Lord Jeffreys was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baron, his son and heir Captain Christopher John Darell Jeffreys (1907–1940) having been killed in action in May 1940. the title is held by the second Baron's eldest son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1986. The family seat is Bottom Farm, near
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Baron Jeffreys, first creation


Jeffrey baronets, of Bulstrode (1681)

* George Jeffreys, 1st Baronet (1645–1689)


Baron Jeffreys (1685)

*
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys (15 May 1645 – 18 April 1689), also known as "the Hanging Judge", was a Welsh judge. He became notable during the reign of King James II, rising to the position of Lord Chancellor (and serving as L ...
(1645–1689) *John Jeffreys, 2nd Baron Jeffreys (1673–1702)


Baron Jeffreys, second creation (1952)

* George Darell Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys (1878–1960) ** Capt. Christopher John Darell Jeffreys (1907–1940) *
Mark George Christopher Jeffreys, 2nd Baron Jeffreys Mark may refer to: In the Bible * Mark the Evangelist (5–68), traditionally ascribed author of the Gospel of Mark * Gospel of Mark, one of the four canonical gospels and one of the three synoptic gospels Currencies * Mark (currency), a currenc ...
(1932–1986) * Christopher Henry Mark Jeffreys, 3rd Baron Jeffreys (born 1957) The
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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Arthur Mark Henry Jeffreys (born 1989).


Line of succession

* ''Gen. George Darell Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys (1878–1960)'' ** ''Capt. Christopher John Darell Jeffreys (1907–1940)'' *** ''Mark George Christopher Jeffreys, 2nd Baron Jeffreys (1932–1986)'' **** Christopher Henry Mark Jeffreys, 3rd Baron Jeffreys (born 1957) ***** (1) ''Hon.'' Arthur Mark Henry Jeffreys (born 1989) **** (2) ''Hon.'' Alexander Charles Darell Jeffreys (born 1959) *** ''Hon. George Christian Darell Jeffreys (1939–2010)'' **** (3) Christopher George Hugo Jeffreys (born 1984)


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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeffreys 1685 establishments in England Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1685 Noble titles created in 1952 Peerages created for UK MPs 1952 establishments in the United Kingdom