Baron Dover is a title that has been created three times, once in the
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in t ...
, once in the
Peerage of Great Britain
The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain between the Acts of Union 1707 and the Acts of Union 1800. It replaced the Peerage of England and the Peerage of Scotland, but was itself r ...
and once 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 ...
. All three creations are now extinct.
The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1685 when
Henry Jermyn was made Baron Dover. In 1703 he also succeeded his elder brother as
Baron Jermyn
Baron Jermyn, of St Edmundsbury, was a title in the Peerage of England.
It was created in 1643 for Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans, Henry Jermyn, with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to his nephews. In 1660 he was further honoured ...
. For more information on this creation, see the latter title.
The second creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1788 when then soldier General
Sir Joseph Yorke
General Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover KB, PC (24 June 1724 – 2 December 1792), styled The Honourable Joseph Yorke until 1761 and The Honourable Sir Joseph Yorke between 1761 and 1788, was a British soldier, diplomat and Whig politician.
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was made Lord Dover, Baron of the Town and Port of Dover, in the County of Kent. He was the third son of
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, (1 December 16906 March 1764) was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. He was a close confidant of the Duke of Newcastle, Prime Minister between 1754 and 1 ...
. The peerage became extinct on Lord Dover's death in 1792.
The third creation came in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1831 when the politician
George Agar-Ellis
George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover PC FRS FSA (14 January 179710 July 1833) was a British politician and man of letters. He was briefly First Commissioner of Woods and Forests under Lord Grey between 1830 and 1831.
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was created Baron Dover, of Dover in the County of Kent. He was the only son of
Henry Ellis, 2nd Viscount Clifden. For more information on this creation, see
Viscount Clifden
Viscount Clifden, of Gowran in the County of Kilkenny, Ireland, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 12 January 1781 for James Agar, 1st Baron Clifden. He had already been created Baron Clifden, of Gowran in the County of ...
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Barons Dover (1685)
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Baron Jermyn
Baron Jermyn, of St Edmundsbury, was a title in the Peerage of England.
It was created in 1643 for Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans, Henry Jermyn, with remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to his nephews. In 1660 he was further honoured ...
Barons Dover (1788)
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Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover
General Joseph Yorke, 1st Baron Dover Order of the Bath, KB, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, PC (24 June 1724 – 2 December 1792), styled The Honourable Joseph Yorke until 1761 and The Honourable Sir Joseph Yorke between 1761 and ...
(1724–1792)
Barons Dover (1831)
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Viscount Clifden
Viscount Clifden, of Gowran in the County of Kilkenny, Ireland, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 12 January 1781 for James Agar, 1st Baron Clifden. He had already been created Baron Clifden, of Gowran in the County of ...
See also
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Duke of Dover
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranked ...
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Earl of Dover
The title Earl of Dover has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Jacobite Peerage.
The creation in the Peerage of England occurred in 1628 when Henry Carey, 1st Viscount Rochford, was created Earl of Dover, in the ...
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Earl of Hardwicke
Earl of Hardwicke is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1754 for Philip Yorke, 1st Baron Hardwicke, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1737 to 1756. He had already been created Baron Hardwicke, of Hardwicke in ...
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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The London Gazette
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1685 establishments in England
Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England
Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain
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Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1685
Noble titles created in 1788
Noble titles created in 1831
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