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Baron Airedale, of Gledhow in the West Riding of the County of York, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 July 1907 for the
Baron Airedale, of Gledhow in the West Riding of the County of York, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 July 1907 for the Liberal
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politician Sir James Kitson, 1st Baronet, who had previously represented Colne Valley
The Colne Valley is a steep sided valley on the east flank of the Pennine Hills in the English county of West Yorkshire. It takes its name from the River Colne which rises above the town of Marsden and flows eastward towards Huddersfield.
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in the House of Commons
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and served as Lord Mayor of Leeds. Kitson had already been created a Baronet, of Gledhow in the West Riding of the County of York, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1886. Variations of the name Kitson included Kittson whose family crest incorporated a demi-unicorn. This unicorn is evident in the Airedale crest atop the arms granted to James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale
James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale (22 September 1835 16 March 1911), PC, DSc, was an industrialist, locomotive builder, Liberal Party politician and a Member of Parliament for the Holme Valley. He was known as Sir James Kitson from 1886, unti ...
in 1907. Both the title (Barony) and Baronetcy became extinct on the death of his grandson, the fourth Baron, in 1996.
Barons Airedale (1907)
*James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale
James Kitson, 1st Baron Airedale (22 September 1835 16 March 1911), PC, DSc, was an industrialist, locomotive builder, Liberal Party politician and a Member of Parliament for the Holme Valley. He was known as Sir James Kitson from 1886, unti ...
(1835–1911)
* Albert Ernest Kitson, 2nd Baron Airedale (1863–1944)
* Roland Dudley Kitson, 3rd Baron Airedale (1882–1958)
* Oliver James Vandeleur Kitson, 4th Baron Airedale (1915–1996)
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Airedale Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1907 Noble titles created for UK MPs