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'' Roger Mellor Makins, 1st Baron Sherfield (1904–1996)''
** '' Christopher James Makins, 2nd Baron Sherfield (1942–2006)''
** Dwight William Makins, 3rd Baron Sherfield (b. 1951)
There is no heir to the barony.
Sherfield-on-Loddon
Sherfield on Loddon—formerly ''Sherfield upon Loddon''—is a village and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. It is located at , approximately south of Reading and north of Basingstoke.
At the 2001 census it had a pop ...
in the County of Southampton
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire is ...
, Is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...
. It was created in 1964 for the diplomat Sir Roger Makins. He had previously served as British Ambassador to the United States
The British Ambassador to the United States is in charge of the British Embassy, Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission to the United States. The official title is His Majesty's Ambassador to the United States of America.
T ...
. His eldest son, the second Baron, was a leading expert on national security and defence issues. the title is held by the latter's younger brother, the third Baron, who succeeded in 2006.
Sir Ernest Makins, father of the first baron, was a brigadier-general
Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...
in the army and Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
for Knutsford
Knutsford () is a market town in the borough of Cheshire East, in Cheshire, England. Knutsford is south-west of Manchester, north-west of Macclesfield and 12.5 miles (20 km) south-east of Warrington. The population at the 2011 Census wa ...
. Another member of the Makins family was the politician Sir William Makins, 1st Baronet
Sir William Thomas Makins, 1st Baronet (16 March 1840 – 2 February 1906) was a barrister and Conservative politician.
Makins was the eldest son of Charles Makins of St. Mark's, Woodhouse, Leeds. He was educated at Harrow School, and at Trini ...
. He was the elder brother of Henry Thomas Makins, grandfather of the first Baron Sherfield.
Barons Sherfield (1964)
* '' Roger Mellor Makins, 1st Baron Sherfield (1904–1996)''
** '' Christopher James Makins, 2nd Baron Sherfield (1942–2006)''
** Dwight William Makins, 3rd Baron Sherfield (b. 1951)
There is no heir to the barony.
See also
* Makins Baronets, of Rotherfield CourtNotes
References
* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sherfield Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1964