Baron Suffield, of Suffield in the County of Norfolk, is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Great Britain. The barony was created in

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for Sir Harbord Harbord, 2nd Baronet, who had previously represented

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the Episcopal see, See of ...

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in the

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for thirty years (1756–86). The Harbord baronetcy, of Suffield in the County of Norfolk, had been created in the

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on 22 March 1746 for his father Sir William Harbord, also a former

and who represented what are now termed the "

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s" of

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and

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. Born William Morden, he assumed the surname of Harbord by

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in 1742 in compliance with the Will of his maternal uncle. The first Baron's eldest son and successor as second Baron, served as

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(1808–21). His younger brother, the third Baron, represented Yarmouth and

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as a Whig MP in the House of Commons and after succeeding to the title in 1821, became a Liberal pioneer and leading advocate for the

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in the

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. His younger son, the fifth Baron (who succeeded his half-brother), served in 1886 as

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in William Gladstone's third administration, being sworn of the Privy Council the same year, and was appointed KCB (1876) and

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(1901). His eldest son, the sixth Baron, was

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(Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords) from 1915 to 1918. On the death of his younger son, the eighth Baron, the line of the fifth Baron expired. The title was inherited by the late Baron's first cousin once removed, who succeeded as the ninth Baron; he was the third son of the Hon. William Harbord, a captain in the British Army, and fourth son of the third Baron. He was succeeded in 1946 by his first cousin as the tenth Baron; he was the son of Reverend the Hon. John Harbord, fifth son of the third Baron. He served as an admiral in the

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during

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and was also a Deputy Lieutenant for Norfolk. In 1917 he assumed by Royal Licence the additional surname of Hamond (that of his maternal grandfather, Anthony Hamond). The eleventh Baron served in the British Army during World War II being awarded the

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in 1950, among other decorations. the titles are held by the latter's second son, the thirteenth Baron, who succeeded his brother in 2016.

Harbord baronets, of Suffield (1746)

Sir William Harbord, 1st Baronet Sir William Harbord, 1st Baronet (c. 1696 – 17 February 1770), of Gunton and Suffield, Norfolk, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from between 1734 and 1754. Early life Harbord was born William Morden, ...

(c. 1697–1770) * Sir Harbord Harbord, 2nd Baronet (1734–1810) (created Baron Suffield in 1786)

Barons Suffield (1786)

Harbord Harbord, 1st Baron Suffield Harbord Harbord, 1st Baron Suffield (26 January 1734 – 4 February 1810), known as Sir Harbord Harbord, Bt, between 1770 and 1786, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1756 to 1784 when he was raised to th ...

(1734–1810) *

William Assheton Harbord, 2nd Baron Suffield Colonel William Assheton Harbord, 2nd Baron Suffield (21 August 1766 – 1 August 1821), was a Member of Parliament for Ludgershall (1790–1796) and Plympton Erle (7 February 1807 – 4 February 1810). He was colonel of a fencible cavalry regi ...

(1766–1821) *

Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield Edward Harbord, 3rd Baron Suffield (10 November 1781 – 6 July 1835), styled The Honourable Edward Harbord between 1786 and 1821, was a British liberal politician, anti-slavery campaigner and prison reformer. Harbord was the second son of Sir Har ...

(1781–1835) *

Edward Vernon Harbord, 4th Baron Suffield Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

(1813–1853) * Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield (1830–1914) *

Charles Harbord, 6th Baron Suffield Lt Col. Charles Harbord, 6th Baron Suffield, CB, MVO (14 June 1855 – 10 February 1924), was a British Army officer and British Conservative politician. Suffield was the eldest son of Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield, and his first wife Ce ...

(1855–1924) *

Victor Alexander Charles Harbord, 7th Baron Suffield The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French sho ...

(1897–1943) *

John Harbord, 8th Baron Suffield John Harbord, 8th Baron Suffield (1 July 1907 – 23 June 1945), of Gunton Park, near Norwich, Norfolk, was a British soldier, peer, and baronet, a member of the House of Lords from 1943 to 1945. John Harbord was the younger of the two sons of ...

(1907–1945) *

Geoffrey Walter Harbord, 9th Baron Suffield Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to: People * Geoffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name * Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095–c. 1155), clergyman and one of the ...

(1861–1946) *

Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, 10th Baron Suffield Admiral Richard Morden Harbord-Hamond, 10th Baron Suffield (24 August 1865 – 2 February 1951) was a British Royal Navy officer and peer. Biography Richard Morden Harbord was born in Hanworth, Norfolk, the fourth son of Reverend the Hon. John H ...

(1865–1951) *

Anthony Philip Harbord-Hamond, 11th Baron Suffield Anthony Philip Harbord-Hamond, 11th Baron Suffield, MC (19 June 1922 – 8 December 2011), was a British peer, soldier and politician of the Conservative Party. Life and career Tony Harbord-Hamond was born in London, a son of Admiral Richa ...

(1922–2011) *

Charles Anthony Assheton Harbord-Hamond, 12th Baron Suffield Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

(1953–2016) *

John Edward Richard Harbord-Hamond, 13th Baron Suffield 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 * Seco ...

(b. 1956) The heir apparent is the current holder's eldest son the Hon. Samuel Charles Anthony Harbord-Hamond (b. 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, *
The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire at Present Existing, Edmund Lodge, 1877
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