Baron Wraxall, of

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in the County of Devon, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1928 for the

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politician George Gibbs. , the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father, a former diplomat, in that year. The Barons Wraxall are related to the

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and Barons Hunsdon of Hunsdon. The first Baron's grandfather William Gibbs was the younger brother of George Henry Gibbs, the father of

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, whose fourth son was Herbert Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon. The family seat was at

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, near

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, which is now owned and administered by

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Barons Wraxall (1928)

George Abraham Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall George Abraham Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall, (6 July 1873 – 28 October 1931) was a British Conservative politician. Early life Educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, Gibbs was the eldest of the seven sons of Major Antony Gibbs and ...

(1873–1931) * (George) Richard Lawley Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall (1928–2001) * Eustace Hubert Beilby Gibbs, 3rd Baron Wraxall (1929–2017) *Antony Hubert Gibbs, 4th Baron Wraxall (born 1958)

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wraxall Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1928 Noble titles created for UK MPs Wraxall

Barons Wraxall (1928)

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