Baron Rayleigh, of

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in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 18 July 1821 for Lady Charlotte Strutt, wife of Colonel Joseph Strutt, Member of Parliament for

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. Joseph Strutt had earlier declined the offer of a peerage, 'under a cloak of false humility', and instead proposed that the honour be given to his wife. She was the daughter of

James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster Lieutenant-General James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, PC (Ire) (29 May 1722 – 19 November 1773), styled Lord Offaly until 1743 and known as The Earl of Kildare between 1743 and 1761 and as The Marquess of Kildare between 1761 and 17 ...

, and his wife

Lady Emily Lennox Emily FitzGerald, Duchess of Leinster (6 October 1731 – 27 March 1814), known before 1747 as Lady Emily Lennox, from 1747 to 1761 as The Countess of Kildare and from 1761 to 1766 as The Marchioness of Kildare, was the second of the famous Lenn ...

, the second of the famous Lennox sisters. Her elder brother was

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, and her younger brother was

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. The title is currently held by the fourth Baron's grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1988. The family seat is

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Barons Rayleigh (1821)

Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt, 1st Baroness Rayleigh Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt, 1st Baroness Rayleigh (29 May 1758 – 13 September 1836), known as Lady Charlotte FitzGerald from 1758 to 1789 and as Lady Charlotte Strutt from 1789 to 1821, was a British peeress. Early life Charlotte was the ...

(1758–1836) *

John James Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Ep ...

(1796–1873) *

John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh ( ; 12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919), was an English physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1904 "for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery ...

(1842–1919) *

Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh (28 August 1875 – 13 December 1947) was a British peer and physicist. He discovered "active nitrogen" and was the first to distinguish the glow of the night sky. Early life and education Strutt was b ...

(1875–1947) * John Arthur Strutt, 5th Baron Rayleigh (1908–1988) * John Gerald Strutt, 6th Baron Rayleigh (b. 1960) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. John Frederick Strutt (b. 1993).

Extended family

Notable members of the Strutt family include: * John Strutt, MP for Maldon from 1774 to 1790 *

Charles Hedley Strutt Charles Hedley Strutt (18 April 1849 – 19 December 1926) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the son of John James Strutt, the 2nd Baron Rayleigh, and his wife Clara née Vicars. He was educated at Winchester College and at T ...

, MP for Maldon and chairman of the Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java *

Edward Gerald Strutt Edward Gerald Strutt CH (10 April 1854 in Witham, Essex – 8 March 1930 in Hatfield Peverel, Essex) was a British agriculturist who played an important role in British food and agricultural planning during World War I, for which he was appointed ...

, son of the second Baron and founder of

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* Sir Nigel Strutt, former chairman of the Strutt & Parker (Farms) Ltd * The Hon. Hedley Vicars Strutt, former chairman of Anglo-Indonesian Plantations Ltd between 1964 and 1972

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Barons Rayleigh (1821)

Extended family

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