Baron Londesborough

Baron Londesborough, of Londesborough in the East Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1850 for the diplomat and Whig politician Lord Albert Denison. He was the third son of Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham, and his wife Elizabeth Denison. Born Albert Denison Conyngham, he assumed by royal licence the surname of Denison in lieu of Conyngham in 1849 on inheriting the vast fortune of his maternal uncle William Joseph Denison (1770–1849). Before his elevation to the peerage, Denison had represented Canterbury in Parliament. His eldest son, the second Baron, sat as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Beverley and Scarborough. In 1887 he was created Viscount Raincliffe, of Raincliffe in the North Riding of the County of York, and Earl of Londesborough, in the County of York. These titles were also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. However, the viscountcy and the earldom became extinct on the death of his grandson, the fourth Earl, in 1937.

Baron Londesborough
Blazon Arms: Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Ermine a Bend Azure cotised Sable between an Unicorn's Head erased in chief Argent and a Cross Crosslet fitche in base Gules (Denison); 2nd and 3rd, Argent a Shake-Fork between three Mullets one and two Sable (Conyngham). Crests: 1st: issuant from Clouds a Dexter Arm in bend proper vested Gules cuffed Ermine and charged with a Covered Cup Or pointing with the forefinger to an Estoile radiated Gold (Denison); 2nd: An Unicorn's Head erased Argent armed and maned Or (Conyngham). Supporters: Dexter: a Horse Argent maned unguled and charged on the shoulder with an Eagle displayed Or, with a Crescent Sable for difference; Sinister: a Stag Argent attired unguled and charged on the shoulder with a Griffin's Head erased Or, with a Crescent Sable for difference
Creation date	4 March 1850
Created by	Queen Victoria
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Albert Denison Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough
Present holder	Richard John Denison, 9th Baron Londesborough
Heir apparent	the Hon. James Frederick Denison
Status	Extant
Motto	ADVERSA VIRTUTE REPELLO (I repel adversity with courage)

William Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough

The barony was inherited by the late Earl's second cousin once removed, the sixth Baron. He was the son of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Albert Denison, second son of the first Baron. On his death this line of the family failed, and the title passed to his first cousin, the seventh Baron. He was the only son of Commander the Hon. Conyngham Albert Denison, fourth son of the first Baron. When he died this line of the family also failed. He was succeeded by his first cousin, the eighth Baron. He was the only son of the Hon. Harold Albert Denison, fifth son of the first Baron. As of 2013^[update], the title is held by his only son, the ninth Baron, who succeeded in 1968. As a male-line descendant of the first Marquess Conyngham, he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles.

Baron Londesborough (1850)

• Albert Denison Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough (1805–1860)
• William Henry Forester Denison, 2nd Baron Londesborough (1834–1900) (created Earl of Londesborough in 1887)

Earl of Londesborough (1887)

• William Henry Forester Denison, 1st Earl of Londesborough (1834–1900).
• William Francis Henry Denison, 2nd Earl of Londesborough (1864–1917). Married Grace Augusta Fane, daughter of the 12th Earl of Westmorland on 11 August 1887. Father of Irene Mountbatten, Marchioness of Carisbrooke.^[1]
• George Francis William Henry Denison, 3rd Earl of Londesborough (1892^[1]–1920^[2]).
• Hugo William Cecil Denison, 4th Earl of Londesborough (1894–1937). Married Marigold Lubbock, daughter of Edgar Lubbock, brewer and banker, in 1935.^[3]

Baron Londesborough (1850; reverted)

• Captain Ernest William Denison, MBE, 6th Baron Londesborough (1876–1963).^[4]
• Captain Conyngham Charles Denison, DSO, 7th Baron Londesborough (1885–1967).^[5]
• John Albert Lister Denison, 8th Baron Londesborough (1901–1968^[6]).
• Richard John Denison, 9th Baron Londesborough (born 1959). Elected to the House of Lords in 2021.^[7]

The heir apparent and sole heir to the barony is the present holder's only son, Hon. James Frederick Denison (born 1990).

Title succession chart

Title succession chart, Barons Londesborough, Viscounts Raincliffe, and Earls of Londesborough.

Albert Denison 1st Baron Londesborough 1805–1860 Viscount Raincliffe Earl of Londesborough William Denison 1st Earl of Londesborough 1834–1900 Rear Adm. Hon. Albert Denison 1835–1903 Capt. Hon. Henry Denison 1849–1936 Cdr. Hon. Conyngham Denison 1851–1938 Hon. Harold Denison 1856–1948 William Denison 2nd Earl of Londesborough 1864–1917 Ernest Denison 6th Baron Londesborough 1876–1963 Capt. Edward Denison 1888–1960 Conyngham Denison 7th Baron Londesborough 1885–1967 Lt. Gerald Denison 1892–1915 John Denison 8th Baron Londesborough 1901–1968 George Denison 3rd Earl of Londesborough 1892–1920 Hugo Denison 4th Earl of Londesborough 1894–1937 Lt. Philip Denison 1919–1945 Richard Denison 9th Baron Londesborough born 1959 Viscounty and earldom extinct Hon. James Denison born 1990

See also

• Marquess Conyngham

References

1. "Obituary – The Earl of Londesborough". The Times. London. 31 October 1917. p. 3. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
2. "Lord Londesborough". The Times. London. 14 September 1920. p. 13. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
3. "Lord Londesborough – Soldier and Statesman". The Times. London. 19 April 1937. p. 16. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
4. "Lord Londesborough". The Times. London. 2 January 1964. p. 10. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
5. "Lord Londesborough". The Times. London. 4 November 1967. p. 10. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
6. "Lord Londesborough". The Times. London. 8 April 1968. p. 10. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
7. "Hereditary peers' by-election, June 2021: result" (PDF). House of Lords. June 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

External links

• Kidd, Charles, ed. (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: Dean and son. p. 572.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages^[usurped]