Baron Aldenham

Baron Aldenham, of Aldenham in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom that was created on 31 January 1896 for the businessman Hucks Gibbs. He was head of the family firm of Antony Gibbs & Sons (founded by his grandfather Antony Gibbs) and a director and Governor of the Bank of England. Gibbs also briefly sat as a Conservative Member of Parliament for the City of London. 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 House of Commons 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 the Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon for earlier history of this title). He served as chairman of Antony Gibbs & Sons. As of 2017 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 the Hon. Vicary Gibbs, third son of the first Baron. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for St Albans.

The Barons Wraxall are members of another branch of the Gibbs family; their seat was at Tyntesfield. 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 Sherborne, Dorset.

Barons Aldenham (1896)

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

Male-line family tree
Male-line family tree, Barons Aldenham and Barons Hunsdon of Hunsdon.
Baron Aldenham
Hucks Gibbs
1st Baron Aldenham
1819–1907
Baron Hunsdon
of Hunsdon
Alban Gibbs
2nd Baron Aldenham
1846–1936		Walter Gibbs
1850–1858		Hon.
Vicary Gibbs
1853–1932		Herbert Gibbs
1st Baron Hunsdon
of Hunsdon
1854–1935
Gerald Gibbs
3rd Baron Aldenham
1879–1939		Walter Gibbs
4th Baron Aldenham
2nd Baron Hunsdon
of Hunsdon
1888–1969
Capt. Hon.
Vicary Gibbs
1921–1944		Anthony Gibbs
5th Baron Aldenham
3rd Baron Hunsdon
of Hunsdon
1922–1986
Vicary Gibbs
6th Baron Aldenham
4th Baron Hunsdon
of Hunsdon
born 1948
Hon.
Humphrey Gibbs
born 1989

See also

References
  • Peerage, baronetage, and knightage. S. Low, Marston & Co. 1901.
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Rayment, Leigh. "Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page — Peerages beginning with "A" (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2 November 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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