Baron Renwick
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Baron Renwick, of Coombe in the County of Surrey, 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 1964 for the businessman and public servant, Sir Robert Renwick, 2nd Baronet
Robert Renwick, 1st Baron Renwick
Robert Burnham Renwick, 1st Baron Renwick, KBE , known as Sir Robert Renwick, 2nd Baronet, from 1932 to 1964, was a British industrialist and public servant....

. He notably worked for the Air Ministry
Air Ministry
The Air Ministry was a department of the British Government with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964...

 and the Ministry of Aircraft Production during the Second World War. The Renwick Baronetcy, of Coombe in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 June 1927 for his father, Harry Renwick. the titles are held by the first Baron's only son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1973. He was active 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....

 until 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;...

, when he lost his seat in parliament.

Renwick Baronets, of Coombe (1927)

  • Sir Harry Benedetto Renwick, 1st Baronet (1861–1932)
  • Sir Robert Burnham Renwick, 2nd Baronet
    Robert Renwick, 1st Baron Renwick
    Robert Burnham Renwick, 1st Baron Renwick, KBE , known as Sir Robert Renwick, 2nd Baronet, from 1932 to 1964, was a British industrialist and public servant....

     (1904–1973) (created Baron Renwick in 1964)

Barons Renwick (1964)

  • Robert Burnham Renwick, 1st Baron Renwick
    Robert Renwick, 1st Baron Renwick
    Robert Burnham Renwick, 1st Baron Renwick, KBE , known as Sir Robert Renwick, 2nd Baronet, from 1932 to 1964, was a British industrialist and public servant....

     (1904–1973)
  • Harry Andrew Renwick, 2nd Baron Renwick (b. 1935)


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 elder son, Robert James Renwick (b. 1966)
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