Baron Hives

Baron Hives, of Duffield in the County of Derby,^[1] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created 7 July 1950 for the Ernest Hives, Chairman of Rolls-Royce Ltd. As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1997.

Barons Hives (1950)

• Ernest Walter Hives, 1st Baron Hives (1886–1965)
• John Warwick Hives, 2nd Baron Hives (1913–1997)
• Matthew Peter Hives, 3rd Baron Hives (b. 1971)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's uncle Hon. Michael Bruce Hives (b. 1926).

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 38968. p. 3622. 14 July 1950.

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