Baron Kilbracken, of Killegar in the County of Leitrim, 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 1909 for the senior civil servant Sir Arthur Godley. He was Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India between 1883 and 1909. the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2006. John Robert Godley was the father of the first Baron. Another member of the Godley family was General Sir Alexander Godley. He was the first cousin of the first Baron.

Barons Kilbracken (1909)

* Arthur Godley, 1st Baron Kilbracken (1847–1932) * Hugh John Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken (1877–1950) *

John Raymond Godley, 3rd Baron Kilbracken The Rt Hon. John Raymond Godley, 3rd Baron Kilbracken, DSC (17 October 1920 – 14 August 2006), was a British-born, later Irish-resident peer, wartime naval pilot, journalist, author and farmer. He was the son of The 2nd Baron Kilbracken; hi ...

(1920–2006) *Christopher John Godley, 4th Baron Kilbracken (b. 1945) The heir apparent is the present holder's son

The Hon. ''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain ...

James John Godley (b. 1972)

References

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kilbracken Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1909 People from County Leitrim