Baron Luke, of Pavenham in the County of Bedford, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1929 for the businessman
George Lawson Johnston.
He was the second son of
John Lawson Johnston, the founder of
Bovril Ltd. the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2015. The third baron was one of the
ninety elected hereditary peers to remain in the
House of Lords
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after the passing of the
House of Lords Act 1999
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. He sat on the
Conservative
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benches until
resigning from the House in 2015.
Barons Luke (1929)
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George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke (1873–1943)
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Ian St John Lawson Johnston, 2nd Baron Luke (1905–1996)
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Arthur Charles St John Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke (1933–2015)
* Ian James St. John Lawson Johnston, 4th Baron Luke (b. 1963)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Samuel Arthur St. John Lawson Johnston (b. 2000).
Arms
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1929