Baron Denman, of
Dovedale
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in the
County of Derby, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created in 1834 for the prominent lawyer, judge and
Whig politician
Thomas Denman. He served as
Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench
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from 1832 to 1850. His son, the second Baron, assumed in 1876 by royal licence the additional surname of Aitchison, which was that of his father-in-law. He was succeeded by his grandnephew, the third Baron. He was the grandson of the Hon. Richard Denman, younger son of the first Baron. Lord Denman notably served as
Governor-General of Australia
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, was created in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
James I of E ...
in 1945 for the Hon.
Richard Denman
Sir Richard Douglas Denman, 1st Baronet (24 August 1876 – 22 December 1957), was a radical British Liberal Party politician and Labour Party then National Labour MP.
Background
Denman was the son of Richard Denman, a court clerk and Helen M ...
, younger brother of the third Baron Denman. He had represented
Carlisle
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in the
House of Commons
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as a
Liberal
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from
January 1910 until
1918
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and
Leeds Central
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as
Labour
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from
1929
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, and
National Labour from
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
to
1945
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. He was succeeded by his son, the aforementioned second Baronet, who succeeded as fifth Baron Denman in 1971. He had unsuccessfully contested
Leeds Central
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in the
1945 general election
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* 1945 Indian general election
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for the
Conservatives
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.
He was succeeded by his son, who succeeded as sixth Baron Denman in 2012.
Barons Denman (1834)
*
Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman
Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman, (23 July 177926 September 1854) was an English lawyer, judge and politician. He served as Lord Chief Justice between 1832 and 1850.
Background and education
Denman was born in London, the son of Dr Thomas Den ...
(1779–1854)
*
Thomas Aitchison-Denman, 2nd Baron Denman
Thomas Aitchison-Denman, 2nd Baron Denman (30 July 1805 – 9 August 1894), was a British aristocrat and politician. He was born in London, the son of Thomas Denman and the former Theodosia Anne Vevers. His father was made Attorney General in 183 ...
(1805–1894)
*
Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman
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(1874–1954)
*Thomas Denman, 4th Baron Denman (1905–1971)
*
Charles Spencer Denman, 5th Baron Denman,
CBE
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,
MC (1916–2012)
*Richard Thomas Stewart Denman, 6th Baron Denman (b. 1946)
The
heir apparent
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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Robert Denman (b. 1995).
Denman baronets, of Staffield (1945)
*
Sir Richard Douglas Denman, 1st Baronet (1876–1957)
*Sir Charles Spencer Denman, 2nd Baronet (1916–2012), succeeded as Baron Denman in 1971 (see above for earlier history of this title)
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