Baron Grimston of Westbury, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1964 for the

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politician and former

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, Sir Robert Grimston, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a

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in 1952. Grimston was the son of Reverend Canon the Hon. Robert Grimston, third son of

James Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam James Walter Grimston, 2nd Earl of Verulam (20 February 1809 – 27 July 1895), known as Viscount Grimston from 1815 to 1845, was a British peer and Conservative politician. He was the eldest son of James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam, a ...

. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2003. The barony of Grimston of Westbury was one of the last hereditary baronies created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

Barons Grimston of Westbury (1964)

* Robert Villiers Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury (1897–1979) * Robert Walter Sigismund Grimston, 2nd Baron Grimston of Westbury (1925–2003) * Robert John Sylvester Grimston, 3rd Baron Grimston of Westbury (b. 1951) The

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is the present holder's brother the Hon. Gerald Charles Walter Grimston (b. 1953) The heir presumptive’s

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is his son, Edward Charles Luckyn Grimston (b.1985)

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grimston of Westbury Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1964 Peerages created for UK MPs Grimston family Westbury, Wiltshire

Barons Grimston of Westbury (1964)

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