Baron Remnant
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Baron Remnant, of Wenhaston
in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1928 for the Conservative
politician Sir James Remnant, 1st Baronet
, who had previously represented Holborn
in the House of Commons
. He had already been created a Baronet, of Wenhaston in the County of Suffolk, in 1917. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1967.
Wenhaston
Wenhaston is a small village of 818 people situated to the south of the River Blyth in northeastern Suffolk, England. Roman coins, pottery and building materials unearthed in local fields indicate the existence of a settlement at Wenhaston from the 1st century AD, and indeed this was probably a...
in the County of Suffolk, 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 1928 for 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...
politician Sir James Remnant, 1st Baronet
James Remnant, 1st Baron Remnant
James Farquharson Remnant, 1st Baron Remnant CBE , known as Sir James Remnant, 1st Baronet, from 1917 to 1928, was a British Conservative politician....
, who had previously represented Holborn
Holborn (UK Parliament constituency)
Holborn was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Holborn district of Central London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. He had already been created a Baronet, of Wenhaston in the County of Suffolk, in 1917. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1967.
Barons Remnant (1928)
- James Farquharson Remnant, 1st Baron RemnantJames Remnant, 1st Baron RemnantJames Farquharson Remnant, 1st Baron Remnant CBE , known as Sir James Remnant, 1st Baronet, from 1917 to 1928, was a British Conservative politician....
(1862–1933) - Robert John Farquharson Remnant, 2nd Baron Remnant (1895–1967)
- James Wogan Remnant, 3rd Baron Remnant (b. 1930)