Baron Aldenham, of

Aldenham Aldenham is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the borough of Hertsmere in Hertfordshire, England. The parish includes Radlett and Letchmore Heath as well as Aldenham village itself. The village of Aldenham lies north-eas ...

in the county of Hertfordshire, is a title in the

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that was created on 31 January 1896 for the businessman Hucks Gibbs. He was head of the family firm of

Antony Gibbs & Sons Antony Gibbs & Sons was a British trading company, which was founded by Antony Gibbs in 1808 in London. The company's interests spanned trading in cloth, fruit, wine, guano, and nitrate, which led to it becoming involved in banking, shipping an ...

(founded by his grandfather Antony Gibbs) and a director and Governor of the

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. Gibbs also briefly sat as a

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Member of Parliament for the

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. His fourth son Herbert Cokayne Gibbs was created Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon in 1923 (see below). Lord Aldenham was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He also represented the City of London in the

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as a Conservative. He was succeeded by his son, the third Baron. On the latter's death in 1939 the barony of Aldenham was inherited by his cousin the second Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (see Baron Hunsdon for earlier history of this title). He served as chairman of Antony Gibbs & Sons. the titles are held by his grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1986. Another member of the family to gain distinction was Vicary Gibbs, third son of the first Baron. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for

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. The

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are members of another branch of the Gibbs family; their seat was at

Tyntesfield Tyntesfield () is a Victorian Gothic Revival country house and estate near Wraxall, North Somerset, England. The house is a Grade I listed building named after the Tynte baronets, who had owned estates in the area since about 1500. The locati ...

. George Henry Gibbs, father of the first Baron Aldenham, was the elder brother of William Gibbs, grandfather of George Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall. The family seat is Holwell Manor, near

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Barons Aldenham (1896)

* (Henry) Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham (1819–1907) * Alban George Henry Gibbs, 2nd Baron Aldenham (1846–1936) *Gerald Henry Beresford Gibbs, 3rd Baron Aldenham (1879–1939) * Walter Durant Gibbs, 4th Baron Aldenham, 2nd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (1888–1969) * Antony Durant Gibbs, 5th Baron Aldenham, 3rd Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (1922–1986) * Vicary Tyser Gibbs, 6th Baron Aldenham, 4th Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (born 1948) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Humphrey William Fell Gibbs (born 1989).

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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:Aldenham Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Aldenham Noble titles created in 1896 Peerages created for UK MPs

Barons Aldenham (1896)

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