Baron_Vestey

Baron Vestey

Baron Vestey

A title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1922

Baron Vestey, of Kingswood in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created in 1922 for the shipping magnate Sir William Vestey, 1st Baronet. He was the co-founder of the Blue Star Line. Vestey had already been created a baronet, of Bessémer House in the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell, in 1913.[2]

As of 2021, the titles are held by the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2021 and is the eldest grandson of the Hon. William Vestey (who was killed in action in Italy during the Second World War in 1944), the only son of the second Baron. The current holder's father, the 3rd Baron Vestey, served as Master of the Horse from 1999 to 2018.

Sir Edmund Vestey, 1st Baronet, co-founder of the Blue Star Line, was the younger brother of the first Baron Vestey.

The family seat is Stowell Park, in the Cotswold Hills, Gloucestershire.

Barons Vestey

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Samuel Oscar Mark Vestey (born 2018).

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References

  1. [1]
    "No. 32722". The London Gazette. 23 June 1922. p. 4718.
  2. [2]
    "No. 28733". The London Gazette. 1 July 1913. p. 4638.
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