Gunston Baronets
Encyclopedia
The Gunston Baronetcy, of Wickwar
in the County of Gloucester
, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 February 1938 for Derrick Gunston
, Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Thornbury
from 1924 to 1945.
Wickwar
Wickwar is a village in South Gloucestershire between Chipping Sodbury and Charfield. It is famous for its football club and its high street. The Wickwar brewery is a popular local producer of cask ale....
in the County of Gloucester
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 February 1938 for Derrick Gunston
Sir Derrick Gunston, 1st Baronet
Sir Derrick Wellesley Gunston, 1st Baronet was a Unionist politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at the 1924 general election as Member of Parliament for the Thornbury constituency in Gloucestershire, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1945 general election by the Labour Party...
, 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...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Thornbury
Thornbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Thornbury was a county constituency centred on the town of Thornbury in Gloucestershire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:...
from 1924 to 1945.
Gunston Baronets, of Wickwar (1938)
- Sir Derrick Wellesley Gunston, 1st BaronetSir Derrick Gunston, 1st BaronetSir Derrick Wellesley Gunston, 1st Baronet was a Unionist politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at the 1924 general election as Member of Parliament for the Thornbury constituency in Gloucestershire, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1945 general election by the Labour Party...
(1891–1985) - Sir Richard Wellesley Gunston, 2nd Baronet (1924–1991)
- Sir John Wellesley Gunston, 3rd BaronetSir John Gunston, 3rd BaronetJohn Gunston is the third Baronet of Wickwar in the County of Gloucestershire in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. He is perhaps better known for his exploits as a photographer in Afghanistan in the 1980s....
(b. 1962)