Baron Cawley, of Prestwich in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1918 for the

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politician Sir Frederick Cawley, 1st Baronet. He had previously represented

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in the

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and served as

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from 1916 to 1918. Before his elevation to the peerage, Cawley had been created a

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, of Prestwich in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in the

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, in 1906. His grandson, the third Baron, notably served as Deputy Chairman of Committees in the

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from 1958 to 1967. the titles are held by the latter's eldest son, the fourth Baron, who succeeded in 2001. The Honourable

Harold Thomas Cawley Captain Harold Thomas Cawley (12 June 1878 – 23 September 1915) was a British barrister, Liberal Party politician and soldier. Background Born at Crumpsall, he was the second son of Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley and his wife Elizabeth Sm ...

, second son of the first Baron, the Honourable Stephen Robert Cawley, second son of the second Baron, and the Honourable

Oswald Cawley Oswald Cawley (7 October 1882 – 22 August 1918), styled The Honourable from January 1918, was a British soldier and Liberal Party politician. He was the fourth and youngest son of Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley and his wife Elizabeth S ...

, fourth son of the first Baron, were all Liberal politicians. The former seat of the Cawley family was Berrington Hall near

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Barons Cawley (1918)

Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley Frederick Cawley, 1st Baron Cawley PC, JP (9 October 1850 – 30 March 1937), known as Sir Frederick Cawley, Bt, between 1906 and 1918, was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician. A wealthy cotton merchant, he represented Prestwic ...

(1850–1937) * Robert Hugh Cawley, 2nd Baron Cawley (1877–1954) * Frederick Lee Cawley, 3rd Baron Cawley (1913–2001) * John Francis Cawley, 4th Baron Cawley (b. 1946) The

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is the present holder's son Hon. William Robert Harold Cawley (b. 1981).

Arms

References

Attribution

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cawley Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1918 Noble titles created for UK MPs