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Baron Merthyr, of
''William Thomas Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr (1837–1914)''
** ''Herbert Clark Lewis, 2nd Baron Merthyr (1866–1932)''
*** ''William Brereton Couchman Lewis, 3rd Baron Merthyr (1901–1977)''
**** ''Trevor Oswin Lewis (1935–2015)'' ''( disclaimed 1977)''
***** David Tresor Lewis, 5th Baron Merthyr (born 1977)
**** (1) Lt-Col. ''Hon.'' Peter Herbert Lewis (b. 1937)
**** (2) ''Hon.'' John Frederick Lewis (b. 1938)
***** (3) Paul William Lewis (b. 1979)
**** (4) ''Hon.'' Robin William Lewis (b. 1941)
***** (5) Christopher William Lewis (b. 1970)
****** (6) Cosimo William Babo Lewis (b. 2001)
**** (7) ''Hon.'' Antony Thomas Lewis (b. 1947)
Baron Merthyr, of Senghenydd
Senghenydd ( cy, Senghennydd, ) is a former mining town in the community of Aber Valley in South Wales, approximately four miles northwest of the town of Caerphilly. Historically within the county of Glamorgan, it is now situated in the count ...
in the County of Glamorgan, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1911 for the Welsh
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coal mining magnate Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet
Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet (26 March 1598 – November 1677) of Llangorse, Brecon and Bordean House, East Meon, Hampshire, supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War. He sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 a ...
. He had already been created a baronet
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, of Nantgwyne in the County of Glamorgan, in 1896. The barony is named after the town of Merthyr Tydfil, where Lewis was born. Lord Merthyr's grandson, the third Baron, was Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords
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from 1957 to 1965 and a Deputy Speaker from 1957 to 1974. The latter was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baron. He disclaimed the peerage for life on 26 April 1977, three weeks after succeeding his father. He did not use his title of baronet either. He died on 5 August 2015.The Times, 11 August 2015, page 51
The Hon. Robin Lewis, fourth son of the third Baron, was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed
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in December 2006, although this was not officially reported in the London Gazette until September 2007.
Barons Merthyr (1911)
*William Thomas Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr
William Thomas Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr (5 August 1837 – 27 August 1914), known as Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet, from 1896 to 1911, was a Welsh coal mining magnate.
Early life
Lewis was born in 1837 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, the se ...
(1837–1914)
* Herbert Clark Lewis, 2nd Baron Merthyr (1866–1932)
* William Brereton Couchman Lewis, 3rd Baron Merthyr (1901–1977)
*Trevor Oswin Lewis, 4th Baron Merthyr (1935–2015) ( disclaimed 1977)
*David Trevor Lewis, 5th Baron Merthyr (born 1977)
The heir presumptive
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is the present holder's uncle, Peter Herbert Lewis (born 1937).
Line of Succession
* ''William Thomas Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr (1837–1914)''
** ''Herbert Clark Lewis, 2nd Baron Merthyr (1866–1932)''
*** ''William Brereton Couchman Lewis, 3rd Baron Merthyr (1901–1977)''
**** ''Trevor Oswin Lewis (1935–2015)'' ''( disclaimed 1977)''
***** David Tresor Lewis, 5th Baron Merthyr (born 1977)
**** (1) Lt-Col. ''Hon.'' Peter Herbert Lewis (b. 1937)
**** (2) ''Hon.'' John Frederick Lewis (b. 1938)
***** (3) Paul William Lewis (b. 1979)
**** (4) ''Hon.'' Robin William Lewis (b. 1941)
***** (5) Christopher William Lewis (b. 1970)
****** (6) Cosimo William Babo Lewis (b. 2001)
**** (7) ''Hon.'' Antony Thomas Lewis (b. 1947)
Arms
Notes
References
* * *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Merthyr Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1911