Baron Birkett
Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Birkett, of Ulverston in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 31 January 1958 for the prominent lawyer Sir Norman Birkett. He was one of the British judges at the Nuremberg Trials who later served as a Lord Justice of Appeal before becoming a Law Lord.[2]
On 3 April 2015, the title devolved upon Norman Birkett's grandson who became the third Baron, succeeding his father.[3]
Barons Birkett (1958)
- William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett (1883–1962)
- Michael Birkett, 2nd Baron Birkett (1929–2015)
- Thomas Birkett, 3rd Baron Birkett (b. 1982)[4]
There is no heir to the title.
Notes
- ^ "No. 41299". The London Gazette. 31 January 1958. p. 690.
- ^ Mosley, Charles (ed.) (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn. London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 380 (BIRKETT, B). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
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- ^ www.mallinsons.com
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
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