Baron Portal of Hungerford, of Hungerford in the County of Berkshire, was a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1945 for
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Marshal of the Royal Air Force (MRAF) is the highest rank in the Royal Air Force (RAF). In peacetime it was granted to RAF officers in the appointment of Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), and to retired Chiefs of the Air Staff (CAS), who were ...
Sir Charles Portal upon his retirement as
Chief of the Air Staff, with remainder in default of male issue to his daughter and the heirs male of her body. In 1946 Portal was further honoured when he was created Viscount Portal of Hungerford, of Hungerford in the County of Berkshire, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, with normal remainder to the heirs male of his body.
The viscountcy became extinct on Lord Portal of Hungerford's death in 1971 as he left no surviving sons, while he was succeeded in the barony according to the special remainder by his daughter Rosemary. She sat as a
cross-bencher
A crossbencher is an independent or minor party member of some legislatures, such as the British House of Lords and the Parliament of Australia. They take their name from the crossbenches, between and perpendicular to the government and oppositi ...
in the
House of Lords
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. The barony became extinct on her death without issue in 1990.
Baron Portal of Hungerford (1945)
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Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, 1st Baron Portal of Hungerford (created Viscount Portal in 1946)
Viscount Portal of Hungerford (1946)
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Charles Frederick Algernon Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford (1893–1971)
Baron Portal of Hungerford (1945; Reverted)
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Rosemary Portal, 2nd Baroness Portal of Hungerford (1923–1990)
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Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerages created with special remainders
Noble titles created in 1945