Baron Bicester, of
Tusmore in the
County of Oxford, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom.
It was created on 29 June 1938 for the banker
Vivian Smith. the title is held by his great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his first cousin once removed in 2016.
The Barons Bicester are related to the
Barons Carrington
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often Hereditary title, hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher th ...
. The first Baron Bicester's great-grandfather,
John Smith MP (1767–1842), was the youngest brother of
Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington
Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington (22 January 1752 – 18 September 1838), was a British banker and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1779 to 1797 when he was raised to the peerage.
Early life
Smith was the third son of Abel Sm ...
. Also, John Smith's father,
Abel Smith MP (1717–1788), had two elder brothers: George Smith (1714/15–1769), created a baronet in 1757 (see
Bromley baronets), and John Smith (born 1716), the great-grandfather of
Julian Pauncefote, 1st Baron Pauncefote
Julian Pauncefote, 1st Baron Pauncefote (13 September 1828 – 24 May 1902), known as Sir Julian Pauncefote between 1874 and 1899, was a British barrister, judge and diplomat. He was Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between ...
.
Baron Bicester (1938)
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Vivian Hugh Smith, 1st Baron Bicester (1867–1956)
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Randal Hugh Vivian Smith, 2nd Baron Bicester (1898–1968), son of his predecessor
*Angus Edward Vivian Smith, 3rd Baron Bicester (1932–2014), nephew of his predecessor
*Hugh Charles Vivian Smith, 4th Baron Bicester (1934–2016), brother of his predecessor
*Charles James Vivian Smith, 5th Baron Bicester (born 1963), first cousin once removed of his predecessor
The
heir apparent
An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...
is his son, Milo Louis Vivian Smith (born 2007).
Male-line family tree
See also
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Baron Carrington
Baron Carrington is a title that has been created three times, once in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Ireland and once in the Peerage of Great Britain.
History
The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1643 in favo ...
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Bromley baronets
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Bicester
Bicester ( ) is a historical market towngarden town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire in Southern England that also comprises an eco town at North-East Bicester and self-build village aGraven Hill Its loca ...
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Smith's Bank
Smith's Bank was a series of English banking partnerships in London and the provinces, all controlled by the Smith family that operated between 1658 and 1918. Although Smith's Bank was never a single entity, the first bank was established in N ...
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
External links
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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1938
Baron