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for

, Sir James Woodhouse, Kt. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. His wife Vera Woodhouse, Lady Terrington, was one of the first female

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. She represented Wycombe as a

from 1923 to 1924. On the second Baron's death the titles passed to his younger brother, the third Baron. He notably served as a Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chairman of Committees in the

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. His son, the fourth Baron, was also Deputy Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords. He had no sons and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Baron. Known as Monty Woodhouse, he was a

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politician and an expert on

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affairs. the titles are held by his eldest son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded in 2001. He is a

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Barons Terrington (1918)

* James Thomas Woodhouse, 1st Baron Terrington (1852–1921) * Harold James Selborne Woodhouse, 2nd Baron Terrington (1877–1940) * Horace Marton Woodhouse, 3rd Baron Terrington (1887–1961) * (James Allen) David Woodhouse, 4th Baron Terrington (1915–1998) * (Christopher) Montague Woodhouse, 5th Baron Terrington (1917–2001) * Christopher Richard James Woodhouse, 6th Baron Terrington (born 1946) The

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is the present holder's son, the Hon. Jack Henry Lehmann Woodhouse (born 1978).

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* *Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Terrington Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1918 Noble titles created for UK MPs