Viscount Brentford, of

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in the County of

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, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1929 for the

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politician Sir William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Baronet, chiefly remembered for his tenure as

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from 1924 to 1929. He had already been created a baronet, of Holmsbury, in the

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, on 20 September 1919. His younger son, the third Viscount, was also a Conservative politician. On 29 January 1956, two years before he succeeded his elder brother in the viscountcy, he was created a baronet, of Newick. the titles are held by the third Viscount's son, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded in 1983. He is a retired

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and has served as the president of the

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. The family seat is Cousley Place, near

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Viscounts Brentford (1929)

William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford, (23 June 1865 – 8 June 1932), known as Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Bt, from 1919 to 1929 and popularly known as Jix, was an English solicitor and Conservative Party politician. He first at ...

(1865–1932) * Richard Cecil Joynson-Hicks, 2nd Viscount Brentford (1896–1958) * Lancelot William Joynson-Hicks, 3rd Viscount Brentford (1902–1983) *Crispin William Joynson-Hicks, 4th Viscount Brentford (b. 1933) The

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is the present holder's only son, Paul William Joynson-Hicks (b. 1971)
The heir apparent’s heir apparent is his eldest son, Tom William Joynson-Hicks (b. 2009)Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019

Arms

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brentford Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1929 Peerages created for UK MPs