Baron Ebury, of Ebury Manor in the

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, is a title in the

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that dates from 1857. In 1999, it became a

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of the earldom of Wilton after the 6th Baron Ebury inherited the earldom from his distant cousin, the 7th Earl of Wilton.

History

The peerage was created in September 1857 for the Whig politician Lord Robert Grosvenor. He was the third son of

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster, (22 March 1767 – 17 February 1845) was the son of the 1st Earl Grosvenor, whom he succeeded in 1802 as 2nd Earl Grosvenor. He was created Marquess of Westminster in 1831. He wa ...

, and his wife Lady Eleanor Egerton, daughter of

Thomas Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton Thomas Grey Egerton, 1st Earl of Wilton (14 August 1749 – 23 September 1814), known as Sir Thomas Grey Egerton, Bt from 1766 to 1784, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1772 to 1784 when he was raised to the peerage ...

. Both Lord Robert and his elder brother Lord Thomas were in

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to the viscountcy of Grey de Wilton and the earldom of Wilton, created for their maternal grandfather in 1801. Upon the latter's death in 1814, Lord Thomas succeeded as second Earl of Wilton. Lord Ebury was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He represented

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in Parliament as a

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. His grandson, the fifth Baron, served as a government whip from 1939 to 1940 in the

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. In 1999, his eldest son, the sixth Baron, succeeded as eighth Earl of Wilton on the death of his kinsman, the seventh Earl. The Honourable

Norman Grosvenor Captain The Honourable Norman de l'Aigle Grosvenor (22 April 1845 – 21 November 1898), was a British Liberal Party politician. Early life Grosvenor was one of five sons and two daughters born to Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury and the former ...

, younger son of the first Baron, sat as

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for

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Barons Ebury (1857)

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury Robert Grosvenor, 1st Baron Ebury PC (24 April 1801 – 18 November 1893), styled Lord Robert Grosvenor from 1831 to 1857, was a British courtier and Whig politician. He served as Comptroller of the Household between 1830 and 1834 and as Treas ...

(1801–1893) * Robert Wellesley Grosvenor, 2nd Baron Ebury (1834–1918) *Robert Victor Grosvenor, 3rd Baron Ebury (1868–1921) *Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 4th Baron Ebury (1883–1932) *

Robert Egerton Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury Robert Egerton Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury, DSO (8 February 1914 – 5 May 1957), was a British peer, military officer and racing driver. Early life and education Lord Ebury was the elder son of Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 4th Baron Ebury and his ...

(1914–1957) * Francis Egerton Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton, 6th Baron Ebury (b. 1934) ''For further barons, see

Earl of Wilton Earl of Wilton, of Wilton Castle in the County of Herefordshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1801 for Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Grey de Wilton, along with the subsidiary title of Viscount Grey de Wilton, ...

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References

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History

Barons Ebury (1857)

See also

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