Baron Wakehurst, of
Ardingly
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in the
County of Sussex
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, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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.
It was created on 29 June 1934 for the
Conservative
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politician
Gerald Loder
Gerald Walter Erskine Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst, JP DL LLB (25 October 1861 – 30 April 1936) was a British barrister, businessman and Conservative politician. He is best remembered for developing the gardens at Wakehurst Place, Sussex.
Ba ...
, fifth son of
Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet, DL, JP (7 August 1823 – May 1888) was an English landowner, magistrate and Conservative politician.
Biography
Early life
Robert Loder was born on 7 August 1823 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His father was Giles ...
(see
Loder Baronets
The Loder Baronetcy, of Whittlebury in the County of Northampton, and of High Beeches in Slaugham in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 July 1887 for Robert Loder, who had previously represented New ...
for earlier history of the family). He had previously represented
Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
in the
House of Commons
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and was the creator of
Wakehurst Place Gardens in
Ardingly
Ardingly ( ) is an English village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. The village is in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty about south of London and east-north-east of the county town of Chiche ...
,
West Sussex
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. His only son,
the second Baron, was also a Conservative politician and served as
Governor of New South Wales
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and later as
Governor of Northern Ireland
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Overview
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. The third baron, who was known by his middle name Christopher, was a barrister and businessman: he died in July 2022. the title is held by the latter's son Timothy, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in that year.
Barons Wakehurst (1934)
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Gerald Walter Erskine Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst
Gerald Walter Erskine Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst, JP DL LLB (25 October 1861 – 30 April 1936) was a British barrister, businessman and Conservative politician. He is best remembered for developing the gardens at Wakehurst Place, Sussex.
Ba ...
(1861–1936)
*
John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst
John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst, (5 February 1895 – 30 October 1970) was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator. After serving in the army, the Foreign Office, and as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) in t ...
(1895–1970)
*
John Christopher Loder, 3rd Baron Wakehurst (1925–2022)
* Timothy Walter Loder, 4th Baron Wakehurst (b. 1958)
The heir presumptive is the current holder's cousin, John James Loder (b. 1977).
See also
*
Loder Baronets, of Whittlebury and of High Beeches
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Wakehurst Place
Wakehurst, previously known as Wakehurst Place, is a house and botanic gardens in West Sussex, England, owned by the National Trust but used and managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It is near Ardingly, West Sussex in the High Weald (g ...
, formerly owned by the first Lord Wakehurst
Notes
References
* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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