Baron Burden, of Hazlebarrow in the County of Derby, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1950 for the
Labour
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politician
Thomas Burden. He had previously represented
Sheffield Park in the
House of Commons
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and after his elevation to the peerage served as a
Lord-in-waiting (government whip) from 1950 to 1951 in the
Labour administration of
Clement Attlee.
Barons Burden (1950)
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Thomas William Burden, 1st Baron Burden (1885–1970)
*Philip William Burden, 2nd Baron Burden (1916–1995)
*Andrew Philip Burden, 3rd Baron Burden (1959–2000)
*Fraser William Elsworth Burden, 4th Baron Burden (born 1964)
The
heir presumptive
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and sole heir to the peerage is the present holder's brother Hon. Ian Stuart Burden (born 1967).
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1950
Peerages created for UK MPs