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Baron Masham is a title that has been created three times, once in the

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and twice in the

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. It was first created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1712 when the courtier Samuel Masham was made Baron Masham, of Otes. In 1723 he also succeeded as fourth Baronet of High Lever. The barony became extinct on the death of the second Baron in 1776. The Masham baronetcy, of High Lever in the County of

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, was created by

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in the

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on 20 December 1621 for Samuel Masham. The third Baronet was

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for

. The baronetcy became extinct along with the barony in 1776.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage Volume 1'' 1900
/ref> It was created for a second time in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1891, when the industrialist

Samuel Lister Samuel Cunliffe Lister, 1st Baron Masham (1 January 1815 – 2 February 1906), was an English inventor and industrialist, notable for inventing the Lister nip comb. Early life He was born in Calverley Hall (now Calverley House Farm- not to be ...

was made Baron Masham, of Swinton in the County of York. This creation became extinct upon the death of the third Baron in 1924. It was created for at third time in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1955 when the

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politician Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton, was made Baron Masham, of Ellington in the County of York. He was created

Earl of Swinton Earl of Swinton is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1955 for the prominent Conservative politician Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton. He had already been created Viscount Swinton, of Masham in the Coun ...

at the same time. Born Philip Lloyd Grame, he was the husband of Mary Constance Cunliffe-Lister, granddaughter of the first Baron of the 1891 creation, and had assumed the surname of Cunliffe-Lister in 1924 when his wife succeeded to the substantial Masham estates. Susan Cunliffe-Lister, wife of the second Earl of Swinton, was created a

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as Baroness Masham of Ilton in her own right in 1970. ''Note: there is an older, separate title

Baron Scrope of Masham Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...

that belongs to the

Scrope Scrope (pronounced "scroop") is the name of an old English family of Norman origin that first came into prominence in the 14th century. The family has held the noble titles of Baron Scrope of Masham, Baron Scrope of Bolton, and for a brief time, t ...

family. It is in abeyance since 1517.

Masham baronets, of High Lever (1621)

Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet Sir William Masham, 1st Baronet (c. 1592 – c. 1656) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1655. Life Masham was the only son of William Masham of St Botolph without Aldgate, London and educated at ...

(c. 1592 – c. 1656) *Sir William Masham, 2nd Baronet (d. c. 1663) *

Sir Francis Masham, 3rd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(c. 1646 – 1723) * Sir Samuel Masham, 4th Baronet (c. 1679 – 1758) (created Baron Masham in 1712)

Barons Masham, first creation (1712)

Samuel Masham, 1st Baron Masham Brigadier-General Samuel Masham, 1st Baron Masham (1678/79 – 1758), was a British courtier in the court of Queen Anne, and the husband of her favourite, Abigail, Lady Masham. Biography Masham was born 1678/79, the eighth son of Sir Francis ...

(c. 1679 – 1758) *

Samuel Masham, 2nd Baron Masham Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bi ...

(1712–1776)

Barons Masham, second creation (1891)

* Samuel Cunliffe Lister, 1st Baron Masham (1815–1906) *

Samuel Cunliffe Lister, 2nd Baron Masham Samuel Cunliffe Lister, 2nd Baron Masham (1857-24 January 1917) was an English baron and industrialist. He was born in 1857, the son of Samuel Lister, 1st Baron Masham, and was educated at Harrow and St John's College, Oxford. Like his father, ...

(1857–1917) *John Cunliffe Lister, 3rd Baron Masham (1867–1924)

Barons Masham, third creation (1955)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Masham Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1712 Noble titles created in 1891 Noble titles created in 1955 Noble titles created for UK MPs