Baron Truro, of Bowes in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the

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. It was created on 15 July 1850 for Sir Thomas Wilde, the former

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and

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. He became

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the same year. The title became extinct on the death of his grandson, the third Baron, on 8 March 1899. He was the son of Honourable Thomas Montague Carrington Wilde, youngest son of the first Baron, and had succeeded his uncle in the title in 1891.

James Wilde, 1st Baron Penzance James Plaisted Wilde, 1st Baron Penzance, (12 July 1816 – 9 December 1899) was a noted British judge and rose breeder who was also a proponent of the Baconian theory that the works usually attributed to William Shakespeare were in fact writte ...

, was the nephew of the first Baron Truro.

Barons Truro (1850)

Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro, (7 July 178211 November 1855) was a British lawyer, judge, and politician. He was Lord Chancellor, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1850 and 1852. Background and education Born in London, Truro was t ...

(1782–1855) *Charles Robert Claude Wilde, 2nd Baron Truro (1816–1891). Wilde was the second son of the first baron. Born heir as his elder brother had died in infancy before his birth. Married Lucy Ray, but died without issue. In 1861 he raised the

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, known as 'Truro's Tigers', and commanded them until his death. He also raised and commanded the 1st Middlesex Light Horse Volunteers (1861–67).Norman Litchfield & Ray Westlake, ''The Volunteer Artillery 1859–1908 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)'', Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1982, , pp. 120–5. * Thomas Montague Morrison Wilde, 3rd Baron Truro (1856–1899). Nephew of the second baron, acceded to the barony as his uncle had died without issue. Married Alice Maunsell, but died without issue. The barony became extinct upon his death.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Truro Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1850 Peerages created for UK MPs Peerages created for lord high chancellors of Great Britain 1850 establishments in the United Kingdom 1899 disestablishments in the United Kingdom