Baron Kilbracken, of Killegar in the County of Leitrim, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1909 for the senior civil servant Sir Arthur Godley. He was

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between 1883 and 1909. the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2006.

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was the father of the first Baron. Another member of the Godley family was

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Sir Alexander Godley. He was the first cousin of the first Baron.

Barons Kilbracken (1909)

Arthur Godley, 1st Baron Kilbracken John Arthur Godley, 1st Baron Kilbracken, (17 June 1847 – 27 June 1932), was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and British civil servant and the longest serving, and probably the most influential, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India. Earl ...

(1847–1932) * Hugh John Godley, 2nd Baron Kilbracken (1877–1950) * John Raymond Godley, 3rd Baron Kilbracken (1920–2006) *Christopher John Godley, 4th Baron Kilbracken (b. 1945) The

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is the present holder's son The Hon. James John Godley (b. 1972)

References

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kilbracken Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1909 People from County Leitrim