Baron Vestey, of Kingswood in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1922 for the shipping magnate Sir William Vestey, 1st Baronet. He was the co-founder of the

Blue Star Line The Blue Star Line was a Merchant Navy (United Kingdom), British passenger and cargo shipping company formed in 1911, being in operation until 1998. Formation Blue Star Line was formed as an initiative by the Vestey Brothers, a Liverpool-ba ...

. Vestey had already been created a baronet, of Bessémer House in the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell, in 1913. , the titles are held by the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2021 and is the eldest grandson of the Hon. William Vestey (who was killed in action in

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during the

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in 1944), the only son of the second Baron. The current holder's father, the 3rd Baron Vestey, served as Master of the Horse from 1999 to 2018.

Sir Edmund Vestey, 1st Baronet Sir Edmund Hoyle Vestey, 1st Baronet (3 February 1866 – 18 November 1953) was an English food producer and importer and shipowner, and co-founder with his brother William of Vestey Brothers. Early life Vestey was born in Rainford, Lancashi ...

, co-founder of the

, was the younger brother of the first Baron Vestey. The family seat is Stowell Park, in the

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Barons Vestey

William Vestey, 1st Baron Vestey William Vestey, 1st Baron Vestey (21 January 1859 – 10 December 1940), was an English shipping magnate. Biography Early life William Vestey was born on 21 January 1859. He came from an old Liverpool family of traders. In 1876, at the age of ...

(1859–1940) *

Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey Samuel Vestey, 2nd Baron Vestey (25 December 1882 – 4 May 1954) was a British noble. Early life He was the son of William Vestey, 1st Baron Vestey, and was educated at Merton College, Oxford, matriculating in 1901. He served as Sheriff of Glouc ...

(1882–1954) **Captain Hon. William Howarth Vestey (1912–1944) * Samuel George Armstrong Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey (1941–2021) * William Guy Vestey, 4th Baron Vestey (born 1983) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Samuel Oscar Mark Vestey (born 2018).

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vestey Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1922

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