Baron Aberdare
| Barony Aberdare | |
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| Creation date | 23 August 1873 |
| Created by | Queen Victoria |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare |
| Present holder | Alastair Bruce, 5th Baron Aberdare |
| Heir apparent | Hector Bruce |
| Remainder to | the 1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten. |
Baron Aberdare, of Duffryn in the County of Glamorgan, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 August 1873 for the Liberal politician Henry Bruce. He served as Home Secretary from 1868 to 1873.[1] His grandson, the third Baron, was a soldier, cricketer and tennis player and a member of the International Olympic Committee. His son, the fourth Baron, held office in the Conservative administration of Edward Heath and was later a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords.[2] Lord Aberdare was one of the ninety-two elected hereditary peers that were allowed to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. As of 2017[update] the title is held by his son, the fifth Baron, who succeeded in 2005 and was elected to the House of Lords in 2009.
Coat of arms[edit]
The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the family is: Or, a saltire gules, on a chief of the last a martlet of the field.
Baron Aberdare (1873)[edit]
- Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare (1815–1895)
- Henry Campbell Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare (1851–1929)
- Hon. Henry Lyndhurst Bruce (1881–1914), killed in action at Ypres
- Clarence Napier Bruce, 3rd Baron Aberdare (1885–1957)
- Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare (1919–2005)
- Alastair John Lyndhurst Bruce, 5th Baron Aberdare (born 1947)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Hector Morys Napier Bruce (born 1974).
Title succession chart[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Cokayne 1910, p. 13.
- ^ Montague-Smith 2008.
Bibliography[edit]
- Cokayne, George E. (1910). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. I, Ab-Adam to Basing. London: St. Catherine Press. pp. 13–14.
- Cokayne, George E. (1998). Hammond, Peter W. (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. XIV, Addenda and Corrigenda. London: Sutton Publishing. pp. 3–4.
- Montague-Smith, Patrick W., ed. (2008). "ABERDARE, BARON (Bruce) (BARON UK 1873).". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2008. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.[page needed]
- Kidd, Charles (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 62.
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 18.
