Baron Gorell, of
Brampton in the
County of Derby, 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 on 16 February 1909 for
Sir Gorell Barnes, President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the
High Court of Justice from 1905 to 1909. His eldest son, the second Baron, was killed in the
First World War and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. He notably served as
Under-Secretary of State for Air between 1921 and 1922 in the
coalition government
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of
David Lloyd George. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baron. He was a Senior Executive of the
Royal Dutch/Shell Group
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from 1959 to 1984. the title is held by his nephew, the fifth Baron, who succeeded in 2007. He is the son of the Hon. Ronald Alexander Henry Barnes.
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Baron Gorell (1909)
* (John) Gorell Barnes, 1st Baron Gorell (1848–1913)
* Henry Gorell Barnes, 2nd Baron Gorell (1882–1917)
*Ronald Gorell Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell
Ronald Gorell Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, (16 April 1884 – 2 May 1963) was a British peer, Liberal politician, poet, author and newspaper editor.
Early life and education
Gorell was the second son of John Gorell Barnes, 1st Baron Gorell, Pres ...
(1884–1963)
*Timothy John Radcliffe Barnes, 4th Baron Gorell
Timothy John Radcliffe Barnes, 4th Baron Gorell (2 August 1927 – 25 September 2007) was a British businessman.
He succeeded in the barony upon the death of his father, Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell in 1963.
He married Joan Marion Collins in 1 ...
(1927–2007)
* John Picton Gorell Barnes, 5th Baron Gorell (b. 1959)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Oliver Gorell Barnes (b. 1993).
Male-line family tree
References
External sources
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1909