Baron Skelmersdale, of

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in the

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, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1828 for the former

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for Westbury, Newcastle-under-Lyme,

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and Dover, Edward Bootle-Wilbraham. His grandson, the second Baron (the son of the Hon. Richard Bootle-Wilbraham), was a

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politician and served in the

administrations of

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and

Lord Salisbury Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (; 3 February 183022 August 1903) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of over thirteen y ...

. In 1880 he was created Earl of Lathom, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. However, the earldom became extinct on the death of his grandson, the third Earl, in 1930. The barony passed to the last Earl's second cousin once removed, the fifth Baron, who was the grandson of a younger son of the first Baron. On his death, the title was inherited by his cousin, the sixth Baron. His son, the seventh Baron, served in junior ministerial positions in the

administrations of

Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the first female British prime ...

and was as one of the ninety-two elected hereditary peers allowed to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act of 1999. , the title is held by his son, the eighth Baron, who succeeded him in that year.

Baron Skelmersdale (1828)

Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale (7 March 1771 – 3 April 1853), was a British landowner and politician. Life Bootle-Wilbraham was the son of Richard Wilbraham-Bootle and his wife Mary, daughter of Robert Bootle. He inherited Lat ...

(1771–1853) * Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 2nd Baron Skelmersdale (1837–1898, created Earl of Lathom in 1880)

Earl of Lathom (1880)

* Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom, 2nd Baron Skelmersdale (1837–1898) * Edward George Bootle-Wilbraham, 2nd Earl of Lathom, 3rd Baron Skelmersdale (1864–1910) *Edward William Bootle-Wilbraham, 3rd Earl of Lathom, 4th Baron Skelmersdale (1895–1930)

Baron Skelmersdale (1828; reverted)

* Arthur George Bootle-Wilbraham, 5th Baron Skelmersdale (1876–1969) * Lionel Bootle-Wilbraham, 6th Baron Skelmersdale (1896–1973) *

Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale Roger Bootle-Wilbraham, 7th Baron Skelmersdale (2 April 1945 – 31 October 2018), was a British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords. He was educated at Eton College. From 1972, Lord Skelmersdale and his wife Christine owned ...

(1945–2018) * Andrew Bootle-Wilbraham, 8th Baron Skelmersdale (b. 1977) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Daniel Peter Bootle-Wilbraham (b. 2007).

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References

Sources

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skelmersdale, Baron Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1828 Noble titles created for UK MPs