Baron Brassey of Apethorpe, of

Apethorpe Apethorpe (pronounced "Ap-thorp") is a village, civil parish,

in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1938 for Sir Henry Brassey, 1st Baronet, who had previously represented Northamptonshire Northern and

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in the

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as a

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. He had already been created a Baronet, of Apethorpe in the County of Northampton, in 1922. Brassey was the second but eldest surviving son of Henry Brassey, third son of

Thomas Brassey Thomas Brassey (7 November 18058 December 1870) was an English civil engineering contractor and manufacturer of building materials who was responsible for building much of the world's railways in the 19th century. By 1847, he had built about o ...

, and the nephew of

Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey (11 February 1836 – 23 February 1918), was a British Liberal Party politician, Governor of Victoria and founder of ''The Naval Annual''. Background and education Brassey was the eldest son of the railway ma ...

, and

Albert Brassey Colonel Albert Brassey (22 February 1844 – 7 January 1918) was a British rower, soldier and Conservative Member of Parliament for Banbury 1895-1906. Life Brassey was the fourth son of the railway contractor Thomas Brassey and his wife Maria, ...

. the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2015. The family seat is The Manor House,

Apethorpe Apethorpe (pronounced "Ap-thorp") is a village, civil parish,

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...

Barons Brassey of Apethorpe (1938)

'' Henry Leonard Campbell Brassey, 1st Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1870–1958)'' ** Coronet of a British Baron

'' Bernard Thomas Brassey, 2nd Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1905–1967)'' *** Coronet of a British Baron

''David Henry Brassey, 3rd Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (1932–2015)'' **** Coronet of a British Baron

Edward Brassey, 4th Baron Brassey of Apethorpe (b. 1964) (current) ***** ''Hon. Christian Brassey, heir apparent (b. 2003)''

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brassey Of Apethorpe Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1938 Noble titles created for UK MPs Brassey family

Barons Brassey of Apethorpe (1938)

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