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Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Swaythling
, of
Swaythling
in the County of Southampton, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
.
[1]
It was created in 1907 for the
British Jewish
Liberal
politician, banker and philanthropist,
Sir Samuel Montagu, 1st Baronet
. He had already been created a
Baronet
, of South Stoneham House in the County of Southampton and of Kensington Palace Gardens in the County of London, in 1894.
[2]
As of 2010
[update]
, the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1998.
Several other members of the family may also be mentioned. The Hon.
Edwin Montagu
, second son of the first Baron, was a
Liberal
politician and the husband of
Venetia Stanley
. The medical researcher
Philip D'Arcy Hart
was the grandson of the first Baron. The Hon.
Ewen Montagu
, second son of the second Baron, was a judge, writer and intelligence officer, famous for conceptualizing
Operation Mincemeat
. The Hon.
Ivor Montagu
, third son of the second Baron, was a film maker. Also, the first Baron was the uncle of the Liberal
Member of Parliament
Sir Stuart Samuel, 1st Baronet Samuel
, and of Liberal politician
Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
.
Barons Swaythling (1907)
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The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin, Rupert Anthony Samuel Montagu (born 1965),
[3]
grandson of the 3rd Baron through his younger son,
the Hon.
Anthony Trevor Samuel Montagu (1931?2010).
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citation needed
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The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his eldest son, Henry George Samuel Montagu (born 2008).
Male-line family tree
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Male-line family tree, Barons Swaythling
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See also
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Notes
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References
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- Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David, eds. (2003).
Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage
. London: Macmillan. pp. P1551?P1552.
ISBN
978-0-3336-6093-5
.