Baron Kershaw, of Prestwich in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the

Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...

. It was created in 1947 for Fred Kershaw, who later served as a

Lord-in-waiting Lords-in-waiting (male) or baronesses-in-waiting (female) are peers who hold office in the Royal Household of the sovereign of the United Kingdom. In the official Court Circular they are styled "Lord in Waiting" or "Baroness in Waiting" (without ...

in the Labour government of

Clement Attlee Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, (3 January 18838 October 1967) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. He was Deputy Prime Mini ...

. the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1962 (who in his turn had succeeded his elder brother in 1961).

Barons Kershaw (1947)

Fred Kershaw, 1st Baron Kershaw Fred Kershaw, 1st Baron Kershaw OBE (6 November 1881 – 5 February 1961), was a British Labour politician. Kershaw was the son of John Joseph Kershaw of Prestwich, Lancashire. He was governor of Westminster Hospital, chairman of Gordon Hospital ...

(1881–1961) *Herbert Kershaw, 2nd Baron Kershaw (1904–1961) *Edward Aubrey Kershaw, 3rd Baron Kershaw (1906–1962) *Edward John Kershaw, 4th Baron Kershaw (b. 1936) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. John Charles Edward Kershaw (b. 1971).
The heir apparent's heir, and next in line, is his son Edward John George Kershaw (b. 2001)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kershaw Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1947