Baron Cullen of Ashbourne, of Roehampton in the County of Surrey, is a title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...

. It was created on 21 April 1920 for Sir Brien Cokayne, Governor of the

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from 1918 to 1920. the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 2016. The first Baron was the son of

George Cokayne George Edward Cokayne, (29 April 1825 – 6 August 1911), was an English genealogist and long-serving herald at the College of Arms in London, who eventually rose to the rank of Clarenceux King of Arms. He wrote such authoritative and standar ...

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and editor of the first edition of ''

The Complete Peerage ''The Complete Peerage'' (full title: ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant''; first edition by George Edward Cokayne, Clarenceux King of Arms; 2nd edition revis ...

'', son of the Hon. Mary Anne Cokayne, granddaughter of Charles Cokayne, 5th Viscount Cullen.

Barons Cullen of Ashbourne (1920)

* Brien Ibrican Cokayne, 1st Baron Cullen of Ashbourne (1864–1932) *Charles Borlase Marsham Cokayne, 2nd Baron Cullen of Ashbourne (1912–2000) *Edmund Willoughby Marsham Cokayne, 3rd Baron Cullen of Ashbourne (1916–2016)https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/obituaries/cokayne-edmund-willoughby-marsham-bob/ *Michael John Cokayne, 4th Baron Cullen of Ashbourne (b. 1950) There is apparently no heir to the title.

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References

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * ;Specific {{DEFAULTSORT:Cullen Of Ashbourne Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1920

Barons Cullen of Ashbourne (1920)

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