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Baron Nelson of Stafford

Baron Nelson of Stafford

Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Baron Nelson of Stafford, of Hilcote Hall in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1960 for the businessman Sir George Nelson, 1st Baronet, who for many years was Chairman of English Electric. He had already been created a Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1955. He was succeeded by his only son, the second Baron. He was also Chairman of English Electric as well as a director of the Bank of England.[2] As of 2024, the titles are held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2006.

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Barons Nelson of Stafford (1960)

The heir presumptive and sole heir to the titles is the present holder's uncle Hon. James Jonathan Nelson (b. 1947).[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "No. 41936". The London Gazette. 22 January 1960. p. 611.
  2. [2]
    Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2872. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  3. [3]
    Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Nelson of Stafford, Baron". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 2595–2596. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
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