Baron Stawell was a title that was created twice in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1683 when Colonel Ralph Stawell was made Baron Stawell, of Somerton in the County of Somerset. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baron in 1755. The Honourable Mary, daughter of the fourth Baron, married the prominent politician the Honourable

Henry Bilson-Legge Henry Bilson-Legge (29 May 1708 – 23 August 1764) was an English statesman. He notably served three times as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1750s and 1760s. Background and education Bilson-Legge was the fourth son of William Legge, 1st ...

, fourth son of

William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth (14 October 1672 – 15 December 1750), was Lord Privy Seal from 1713 to 1714. He was a Hanoverian Tory, supporting the Hanoverian succession following the death of Queen Anne. Life The only son of George ...

(see Earl of Dartmouth for earlier history of the Legge family). She inherited the Stawell estates and in 1760 the barony held by her father was revived when she was raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baroness Stawell, of Somerton in the County of Somerset, with remainder to her sons by her first husband. In 1768 Lady Stawell married as her second husband Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough (later 1st

Marquess of Downshire Marquess of Downshire is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1789 for Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough, a former Secretary of State. Hill had already been created Earl of Hillsborough and Viscount Kilwarlin of County Down ...

). She was succeeded by her only son, the second Baron. He had no male issue and the barony became extinct on his death in 1820.

Barons Stawell; First creation (1683)

Ralph Stawell, 1st Baron Stawell Ralph Stawell, 1st Baron Stawell (c.1641 – 1689) was an English landowner, soldier, Member of Parliament and peer. He was born c.1641, the fifth son (third surviving) of John Stawell (1600–1662), who was MP for Somerset and one of the leadin ...

(d. 1689) *John Stawell, 2nd Baron Stawell (d. 1692) *William Stawell, 3rd Baron Stawell (d. 1742) *Edward Stawell, 4th Baron Stawell (d. 1755)

Barons Stawell; Second creation (1760)

Mary Bilson-Legge, 1st Baroness Stawell Mary Hill, Countess of Hillsborough (''née'' Stawell; 27 January 1726 – 29 July 1780) was an English peeress, a daughter of Edward Stawell, 4th Baron Stawell. On 11 September 1750, she married Henry Bilson-Legge (a son of the 1st Earl of ...

(1726–1780) *

Henry Bilson-Legge, 2nd Baron Stawell Henry Bilson-Legge, 2nd Baron Stawell (22 February 1757 – 25 August 1820) was a British peer and landowner, serving as a member of the House of Lords from 1780 until his death in 1820. Stawell was the only son of the statesman Henry Bilson-L ...

(1757–1820)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stawell 1683 establishments in England Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Great Britain Legge family Noble titles created in 1683 Noble titles created in 1760 Peerages created with special remainders

Barons Stawell; First creation (1683)

Barons Stawell; Second creation (1760)

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