Baron Altrincham

Baron Altrincham, of Tormarton in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 August 1945 for the politician Edward Grigg. His son, the second Baron, was a politician, journalist, historian and writer. Soon after the passage of the Peerage Act 1963 on 31 July 1963, he disclaimed the title for life.^[1] As of 2010 the title is held by his younger brother, who succeeded to the disclaimed peerage in 2001.^[2]

Barons Altrincham (1945)

• Edward William Macleay Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham (1879–1955)
• John Edward Poynder Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham (1924–2001) (disclaimed 1963)
• Anthony Ulick David Dundas Grigg, 3rd Baron Altrincham (b. 1934)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Edward Sebastian Grigg (b. 1965).

The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Edward Laurence Grigg (b. 1995).

Notes

1. The London Gazette: no. 43072. pp. 6533–6534. 2 August 1963. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
2. http://thepeerage.com/p554.htm

References

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