Baron Elton
Encyclopedia
Baron Elton, of Headington in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1934 for the historian Godfrey Elton
. As of 2009 the title is held by his son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1973. He held minor office in the Conservative
administrations of Edward Heath
and Margaret Thatcher
and is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords
after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son the Hon. Edward Paget Elton (b. 1966)
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1934 for the historian Godfrey Elton
Godfrey Elton, 1st Baron Elton
Godfrey Elton, 1st Baron Elton , was a British historian.-Early life:Elton was the eldest son of Edward Fiennes Elton and his wife Violet Hylda Fletcher. He was educated at Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford. At Oxford he at first studies classics but later turned to history...
. As of 2009 the title is held by his son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1973. He held minor office in the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
administrations of Edward Heath
Edward Heath
Sir Edward Richard George "Ted" Heath, KG, MBE, PC was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and as Leader of the Conservative Party ....
and Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
and is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
.
Barons Elton (1934)
- Godfrey Elton, 1st Baron EltonGodfrey Elton, 1st Baron EltonGodfrey Elton, 1st Baron Elton , was a British historian.-Early life:Elton was the eldest son of Edward Fiennes Elton and his wife Violet Hylda Fletcher. He was educated at Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford. At Oxford he at first studies classics but later turned to history...
(1892–1973) - Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron EltonRodney Elton, 2nd Baron EltonRodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton is a British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords.Lord Elton was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford. The son of Godfrey Elton, 1st Baron Elton, Lord Elton succeeded to the peerage on his father's death in 1973...
(b. 1930)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son the Hon. Edward Paget Elton (b. 1966)