Baron Wise
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Baron Wise, of King’s Lynn in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1951 for the Labour
politician Frederick Wise
. He had previously represented King's Lynn
in the House of Commons
. the title is held by his son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1968.
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 1951 for the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician Frederick Wise
Frederick Wise, 1st Baron Wise
Frederick John Wise, 1st Baron Wise was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for King's Lynn from 1945 to 1951....
. He had previously represented King's Lynn
King's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency)
King's Lynn was a constituency in Norfolk, known as Lynn or Bishop's Lynn prior to 1537, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, and one member thereafter. Until 1918 it was a parliamentary borough, after which the name...
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...
. the title is held by his son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1968.
Barons Wise (1951)
- Frederick John Wise, 1st Baron WiseFrederick Wise, 1st Baron WiseFrederick John Wise, 1st Baron Wise was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for King's Lynn from 1945 to 1951....
(1887–1968) - John Clayton Wise, 2nd Baron Wise (b. 1923)