Baron Lyveden, of Lyveden in the County of Northampton, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1859 for the

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politician Robert Vernon. Before 1859 he was known as Robert Vernon Smith. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. When he died the title passed to his nephew, the third Baron. He was the son of Reverend the Hon. Courtenay John Vernon, third son of first Baron. On the death of his son, the fourth Baron, in 1969, this line of the family failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his second cousin, the fifth Baron. He was the grandson of the Hon. Greville Richard Vernon youngest son of the first Baron. the title is held by his great-grandson, the eighth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2017. Lord Lyveden lives in

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Robert Percy Smith Robert Percy Smith, known as "Bobus" Smith (7 May 1770 – 10 March 1845), was a British lawyer, Member of Parliament, and Judge Advocate-General of Bengal, India. Smith was eldest son of Robert Smith, and brother of the writer and clergyman Sy ...

, father of the first Baron, was also a politician. Robert Percy's brother was the celebrated writer and priest Sydney Smith.

Barons Lyveden (1859)

* Robert Vernon, 1st Baron Lyveden (1800–1873) *

Fitzpatrick Henry Vernon, 2nd Baron Lyveden Fitzpatrick Henry Vernon, 2nd Baron Lyveden (27 April 1824 – 25 February 1900) was a British peer and Liberal Party politician. Biography Vernon was born in 1824, the eldest son of Robert Smith (1800–1873) and grandson of Robert Percy Smith. ...

(1824–1900) *Courtenay Robert Percy Vernon, 3rd Baron Lyveden (1857–1926) *Robert Fitzpatrick Courtenay Vernon, 4th Baron Lyveden (1892–1969) *Sidney Munro Vernon, 5th Baron Lyveden (1888–1973) *Ronald Cecil Vernon, 6th Baron Lyveden (1915–1999) *Jack Leslie Vernon, 7th Baron Lyveden (1938–2017) *Colin Ronald Vernon, 8th Baron Lyveden (b. 1967) The

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is the present holder's uncle Hon. Robert Howard Vernon (b. 1942)
The heir presumptive's

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is his son Russell Sydney Vernon (b. 1969)
The heir presumptive's heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Mitchell Robert Allan Vernon (b. 1998)

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyveden Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1859 Peerages created for UK MPs 1859 establishments in the United Kingdom New Zealand recipients of a British peerage