Baron Cullen of Ashbourne, of Roehampton in the County of Surrey, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 21 April 1920 for
Sir Brien Cokayne, Governor of the
Bank of England from 1918 to 1920. the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 2016.
The first Baron was the son of
George Cokayne
George Edward Cokayne, (29 April 1825 – 6 August 1911), was an English genealogist and long-serving herald at the College of Arms in London, who eventually rose to the rank of Clarenceux King of Arms. He wrote such authoritative and standa ...
,
Clarenceux King of Arms
Clarenceux King of Arms, historically often spelled Clarencieux (both pronounced ), is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Clarenceux is the senior of the two provincial kings of arms and his jurisdiction is that part of Engla ...
and editor of the first edition of ''
The Complete Peerage
''The Complete Peerage'' (full title: ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant''; first edition by George Edward Cokayne, Clarenceux King of Arms; 2nd edition rev ...
'', son of the Hon. Mary Anne Cokayne, granddaughter of Charles Cokayne, 5th Viscount Cullen.
Barons Cullen of Ashbourne (1920)
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Brien Ibrican Cokayne, 1st Baron Cullen of Ashbourne (1864–1932)
*Charles Borlase Marsham Cokayne, 2nd Baron Cullen of Ashbourne (1912–2000)
*Edmund Willoughby Marsham Cokayne, 3rd Baron Cullen of Ashbourne (1916–2016)
[https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/obituaries/cokayne-edmund-willoughby-marsham-bob/]
*Michael John Cokayne, 4th Baron Cullen of Ashbourne (b. 1950)
There is apparently no heir to the title.
Arms
See also
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Viscount Cullen
References
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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 1920