Baron Hindlip, of
Hindlip
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in the
County of Worcester and of
Alsop-en-le-Dale
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in the
County of Derby, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1886 for the businessman and
Conservative
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politician
Sir Henry Allsopp, 1st Baronet. He was head of the brewing firm of
Samuel Allsopp & Sons
Samuel Allsopp & Sons was one of the largest breweries operating in Burton upon Trent, England. History Origins
Allsopp's origins go back to the 1740s, when Benjamin Wilson, an innkeeper-brewer of Burton, brewed beer for his own premises and so ...
of
Burton upon Trent
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2011, it had a population of 72,299. The ...
, and he also represented
East Worcestershire in Parliament.
Allsopp had already been created a
baronet
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, of Hindlip Hall in the Parish of Hindlip in the County of Worcester, in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 May 1880. His son, the second Baron, was also head of the family firm and sat as Conservative
Member of Parliament
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for
Staffordshire East and
Taunton
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. His son, the third Baron, was a junior Unionist whip in the
House of Lords
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from 1907 to 1914; and awarded
Order of the British Empire
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
in 1919. The third Baron's younger son, the fifth Baron (who succeeded his elder brother), was a
Deputy Lieutenant of
Wiltshire
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. , the titles are held by the latter's son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in 1993.
Television presenters
Kirstie and
Sofie Allsopp are daughters of the sixth Baron.
Barons Hindlip (1886)
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Henry Allsopp, 1st Baron Hindlip
Henry Allsopp, 1st Baron Hindlip DL (19 February 1811 – 2 April 1887), known as Sir Henry Allsopp, Bt, between 1880 and 1886, was a British businessman and Conservative politician.
Background
Allsopp was the third son of Samuel Allsopp (12 Augu ...
(1811–1887)
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Samuel Charles Allsopp, 2nd Baron Hindlip (1842–1897)
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Charles Allsopp, 3rd Baron Hindlip (1877–1931)
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Charles Samuel Victor Allsopp, 4th Baron Hindlip (1906–1966); elder son of the 3rd Baron
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Henry Richard Allsopp, 5th Baron Hindlip (1912–1993); younger son of the 3rd Baron
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Charles Henry Allsopp, 6th Baron Hindlip (born 1940)
The
heir apparent
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is the present holder's only son, the Hon. Henry William Allsopp (born 1973).
Male-line family tree
Coat of arms
References
Books cited
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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1886
Noble titles created for UK MPs
People from Burton upon Trent