Baron Wraxall

Baron Wraxall, of Clyst St George in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1928 for the Conservative politician George Gibbs.[1] As of 2017, the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father, a former diplomat, in that year. The Barons Wraxall are related to the Barons Aldenham and Barons Hunsdon of Hunsdon. The first Baron's grandfather William Gibbs was the younger brother of George Henry Gibbs, the father of Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron Aldenham, whose fourth son was Herbert Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon.

Tyntesfield, the former seat of the Gibbs family.

The family seat was at Tyntesfield, near Wraxall, Somerset, which is now owned and administered by The National Trust.

Barons Wraxall (1928)

The current heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Orlando Hubert Gibbs (born 1995).

Male-line family tree
Male-line family tree, Barons Wraxall
George Gibbs
1st Baron Wraxall
1873–1931
George Gibbs
1911–1911		Antony Gibbs
1916–1916		Richard Gibbs
2nd Baron Wraxall
1928–2001		Eustace Gibbs
3rd Baron Wraxall
1929–2017
Antony Gibbs
4th Baron Wraxall
born 1958
Hon.
Orlando Gibbs
born 1995

See also

Notes
  1. "No. 33347". The London Gazette. 13 January 1928. p. 290.

References
  • 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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