Baron Darwen
Baron Darwen, of Heys-in-Bowland in the West Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 12 February 1946 for John Davies, a prominent cotton manufacturer. He served as a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) from 1949 to 1950 in the Labour administration of Clement Attlee. As of 2011 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2011.
Barons Darwen (1946)
- John Percival Davies, 1st Baron Darwen (1885–1950)
- Cedric Percival Davies, 2nd Baron Darwen (1915–1988)
- Roger Michael Davies, 3rd Baron Darwen (1938–2011)
- Paul Davies, 4th Baron Darwen (b. 1962)
The heir presumptive is his brother, Hon. Benjamin Davies (b. 1966)
Line of Succession
John Percival Davies, 1st Baron Darwen (1885—1950)
- Cedric Percival Davies, 2nd Baron Darwen (1915—1988)
- Roger Michael Davies, 3rd Baron Darwen (1938—2011)
- Paul Davies, 4th Baron Darwen (born 1962)
- (1) Hon. Benjamin Davies (b. 1966)
- (2) Hon. Stephen Humphrey Davies (b. 1945)
- (3) Timothy Prestwood Davies (b. 1970)
- (4) Peter Davies (b. 1980)
- (5) Hon. Phillip Cedric Mark Davies (b. 1951)
- Hon. Thomas Barratt Davies (1916—1994)
- (6) Alan John Barry Davies (b. 1949)
- '''Hon. Francis Ronald Davies (1920-2006)
- (7) Daniel Watson Davies (b. 1948)
- (8) John Russell Davies (b. 1950)
References
- "No. 37470". The London Gazette. 15 February 1946. p. 974.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
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