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Baron Wise, of King’s Lynn in the
County of Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies no ...
, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 24 December 1951 for the Labour politician Frederick Wise. He had previously represented King's Lynn in the
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. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded in 2012. This is the latest extant hereditary peerage created on the recommendation of a Labour government.


Barons Wise (1951)

* Frederick John Wise, 1st Baron Wise (1887–1968) *John Clayton Wise, 2nd Baron Wise (1923–2012)Google Groups
/ref> *Christopher John Clayton Wise, 3rd Baron Wise (born 1949) The
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is the present holder's elder son the Hon. Thomas Christopher C, Wise (born 1989). A younger son, Hilary Archibald Frederick Wise, was born in 1990.


References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wise Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1951 Noble titles created for UK MPs