Viscount Caldecote, of Bristol in the County of Gloucester, 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 1939 for the lawyer and politician

Sir Thomas Inskip Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote, (5 March 1876 – 11 October 1947) was a British politician who served in many legal posts, culminating in serving as Lord Chancellor from 1939 until 1940. Despite legal posts dominating his ...

so that he could sit in the House of Lords and serve as Lord Chancellor. the title is held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1999. Lord Caldecote's elder half-brother the Right Reverend James Inskip was a clergyman while his younger brother Sir John Hampden Inskip (1879–1960) was Lord Mayor of Bristol in 1931.

Viscounts Caldecote (1939)

* Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote (1876–1947) * Robert Andrew Inskip, 2nd Viscount Caldecote (1917–1999) *

Piers James Hampden Inskip, 3rd Viscount Caldecote Piers may refer to: * Pier, a raised structure over a body of water * Pier (architecture), an architectural support * Piers (name), a given name and surname (including lists of people with the name) * Piers baronets, two titles, in the baronetag ...

(b. 1947) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Thomas James Inskip (b. 1985)

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caldecote 1939 establishments in the United Kingdom Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Peerages created for the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Noble titles created in 1939 Noble titles created for UK MPs History of Bristol