Baron Piercy, of

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in the

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, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 14 November 1945 for the economist, financier and civil servant William Piercy. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1981.

Barons Piercy (1945)

William Piercy, 1st Baron Piercy William Piercy, 1st Baron Piercy CBE (7 February 1886 – 7 July 1966) was a British economist, civil servant, businessman and financier. He is best remembered as chairman of the Industrial & Commercial Finance Corporation from 1945 to 1964. Early ...

(1886–1966) *Nicholas Pelham Piercy, 2nd Baron Piercy (1918–1981) *James William Piercy, 3rd Baron Piercy (b. 1946) The

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is the present holder's brother Hon. Mark Edward Pelham Piercy (b. 1953).
The heir presumptive's

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, and last in line, is his son William Nicholas Pelham Piercy (b. 1989).

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Piercy Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1945