Baron Leighton of St Mellons, of St Mellons

St Mellons

St Mellons is a district and suburb of eastern Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.-History:St Mellons began as a small commercial centre in the historic county of Monmouthshire, relying heavily on rural agriculture, farming and travel...

 in the County of Monmouth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

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 1962 for the Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 shipping magnate Sir Leighton Seager, 1st Baronet

Leighton Seager, 1st Baron Leighton of St Mellons

Leighton Seager, 1st Baron Leighton of St Mellons CBE , known as Sir George Leighton Seager, 1st Baronet, from 1952 to 1962, was a Welsh shipping magnate....

. He was the son of Sir William Henry Seager

William Henry Seager

Sir William Henry Seager was a Welsh shipping magnate and Liberal Party politician who spent four years as a Member of Parliament .-Life:...

. Seager had already been created a Baronet, of St Mellons in the County of Monmouth, in 1952. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1998.

Barons Leighton of St Mellons (1962)

• (George) Leighton Seager, 1st Baron Leighton of St Mellons
  Leighton Seager, 1st Baron Leighton of St Mellons
  Leighton Seager, 1st Baron Leighton of St Mellons CBE , known as Sir George Leighton Seager, 1st Baronet, from 1952 to 1962, was a Welsh shipping magnate....
  
  (1896–1963)
• John Leighton Seager, 2nd Baron Leighton of St Mellons (1922–1998)
• Robert William Henry Leighton Seager, 3rd Baron Leighton of St Mellons (b. 1955)