Baron Elton
Baron Elton, of Headington in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 16 January 1934 for the historian Godfrey Elton. As of 2023 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded in that year. The Elton family is descended in male line from Richard Elton (c. 1630–1695) who resided at Newent, Gloucestershire.
Barons Elton (1934)
[edit]- Godfrey Elton, 1st Baron Elton (1892–1973)
- Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton (1930–2023)
- Edward Paget Elton, 3rd Baron Elton (born 1966)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Charles William Paget Elton (b. 2010).
Line of succession
[edit]Godfrey Elton, 1st Baron Elton (1892–1973)
Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton (1930–2023)
Coat of arms
[edit]![]() ![]() |
|
Notes
[edit]- ^ "No. 34016". The London Gazette. 19 January 1934. p. 458.
References
[edit]- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.