Baron May, of
Weybridge
Weybridge () is a town in the Borough of Elmbridge, Elmbridge district in Surrey, England, around southwest of central London. The settlement is recorded as ''Waigebrugge'' and ''Weibrugge'' in the 7th century and the name derives from a cro ...
in the
County of Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the west. The largest settlement is Woking.
The cou ...
, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great B ...
. It was created on 28 June 1935 for the financial expert
Sir George May, 1st Baronet. He was for many years secretary of the
Prudential Assurance Company
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. May had already been created a Baronet, of the Eyot, in the Parish of Weybridge in the County of Surrey on 27 January 1931, in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain.
To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...
.
Since 2006, the titles are held by his great-grandson.
May Baronets (1931)
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Sir George Ernest May, 1st Baronet (1871–1946), created Baron May in 1935
Barons May (1935)
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George Ernest May, 1st Baron May, 1st Baronet (1871–1946)
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John Lawrence May, 2nd Baron May, 2nd Baronet (1904–1950)
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Michael St John May, 3rd Baron May, 3rd Baronet (1931–2006)
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Jasper Bertram St John May, 4th Baron May, 4th Baronet (b. 1965)
There is no heir to the barony.
References
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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1935