Baron Tenterden
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Baron Tenterden, of Hendon in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1827 for Sir Charles Abbott
, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench
from 1818 to 1832. His grandson, the third Baron (who succeeded his uncle), was Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1873 and 1882. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baron's son, the fourth Baron, in 1939.
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 1827 for Sir Charles Abbott
Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden
Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden PC SL , was a British barrister and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench between 1818 and 1832. Born in obscure circumstances to a barber and his wife in Canterbury, Abbott was educated initially at a dame school before moving to The King's...
, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the judiciary and President of the Courts of England and Wales. Historically, he was the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor, but that changed as a result of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005,...
from 1818 to 1832. His grandson, the third Baron (who succeeded his uncle), was Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1873 and 1882. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baron's son, the fourth Baron, in 1939.
Barons Tenterden (1827)
- Charles Abbott, 1st Baron TenterdenCharles Abbott, 1st Baron TenterdenCharles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden PC SL , was a British barrister and judge who served as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench between 1818 and 1832. Born in obscure circumstances to a barber and his wife in Canterbury, Abbott was educated initially at a dame school before moving to The King's...
(1762–1832) - John Henry Abbott, 2nd Baron Tenterden (1796–1870)
- Charles Stuart Aubrey Abbott, 3rd Baron TenterdenCharles Abbott, 3rd Baron TenterdenCharles Stuart Aubrey Abbott, 3rd Baron Tenterden KCB , was a British diplomat.-Biography:Abbott was born in London, the son of Charles Abbott , younger son of Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Tenterden. The title passed to the younger Charles on the death of his uncle John Henry Abbott, 2nd Baron Tenterden...
(1834–1882) - Charles Stuart Henry Abbott, 4th Baron Tenterden (1865–1939)