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Baron Garvagh, of Garvagh in the County Londonderry
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, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland
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. It was created in 1818 for George Canning. He had previously represented Sligo
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and Petersfield in Parliament and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry. Canning was the first cousin of both Prime Minister George Canning and the diplomat Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe
Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, (4 November 1786 – 14 August 1880) was a British diplomat who became best known as the longtime British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. A cousin of George Canning, he served as Envoy ...
. The title is currently held by his great-great-great-grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2013.
The family seat was Garvagh House
Garvagh ( or ''Garbhachadh'' meaning "rough field") is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is on the banks of the Agivey River, south of Coleraine on the A29 route. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,288. It is si ...
, near Garvagh, County Londonderry
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Barons Garvagh (1818–)
* '' George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh'' (1778–1840) ** ''Charles Henry Spencer George Canning, 2nd Baron Garvagh
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'' (1826–1871)
*** ''Charles John Spencer George Canning, 3rd Baron Garvagh
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'' (1852–1915)
**** ''Leopold Ernest Stratford George Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh
Leopold Ernest Stratford George Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh, (21 July 1878 – 16 July 1956) was a British nobleman, motorist, fighter pilot and politician, being the co-founder of the British Fascisti alongside Rotha Lintorn-Orman in 1923.
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'' (1878–1956)
***** '' (Alexander Leopold Ivor) George Canning, 5th Baron Garvagh'' (1920–2013)
****** Spencer George Stratford de Redcliffe Canning, 6th Baron Garvagh
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(1953–)
*******(1) Hon. Stratford George Edward de Redcliffe Canning (1990–)
*****''Hon. Victor Stratford de Redcliffe Canning'' (1924–1944)
***''Hon. Conway Stratford George Canning'' (1854–1926)
**''Hon. Albert Stratford George Canning'' (1832–1916)
The heir apparent
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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Stratford George Edward de Redcliffe Canning (born 1990).
See also
*Earl Canning
Earl Canning was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1859 for the Conservative politician and then Viceroy of India, Charles Canning, 2nd Viscount Canning. He was the third and youngest son of the noted politician G ...
*Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe
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References
Sources
* *Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garvagh Baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1818 Noble titles created for UK MPs