Baron Darwen, of Heys-in-Bowland in the
West Riding
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of the
County of York
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, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom.
It was created on 12 February 1946 for
John Davies, a prominent cotton manufacturer. He served as a
Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the
House of Lords
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) from 1949 to 1950 in the
Labour administration of
Clement Attlee. the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2011.
Barons Darwen (1946)
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John Percival Davies, 1st Baron Darwen (1885–1950)
*Cedric Percival Davies, 2nd Baron Darwen (1915–1988)
*Roger Michael Davies, 3rd Baron Darwen (1938–2011)
*Paul Davies, 4th Baron Darwen (b. 1962)
The heir apparent is the present holder's elder son, Hon. Oscar Kamen Davies (b. 1996)
References
*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 1946
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