Baron_Luke

Baron Luke

Baron Luke

Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Baron Luke, of Pavenham in the County of Bedford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1929 for the businessman George Lawson Johnston.[1] He was the second son of John Lawson Johnston, the founder of Bovril Ltd. As of 2015 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2015. The third baron was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. He sat on the Conservative benches until resigning from the House in 2015.

Barons Luke (1929)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Samuel Arthur St. John Lawson Johnston (b. 2000).

Arms

Coat of arms of Baron Luke
Crest
A spur between two wings Or.
Escutcheon
Argent on a saltire Sable between four daggers points downwards Gules the sun in his splendour Or on a chief of the third three cushions of the fourth.
Supporters
Dexter a heron sinister a flamingo both Proper.[2]
Motto
Nunquam Non Paratus (Never Unprepared)

References

  1. [1]
    "No. 33516". The London Gazette. 12 July 1929. p. 4622.
  2. [2]
    Debrett's Peerage. 2019. p. 3464.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Baron_Luke, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.