Viscount_Kemsley

Viscount Kemsley

Viscount Kemsley

Viscountcy in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Viscount Kemsley, of Dropmore in Buckingham county, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1945 for the press lord Gomer Berry, 1st Baron Kemsley. He had already been created a Baronet, of Dropmore in the County of Buckingham, on 25 January 1928, and Baron Kemsley, of Farnham Royal in the County of Buckingham, in 1936, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Berry was the younger brother of the industrialist Henry Berry, 1st Baron Buckland, and of fellow newspaper magnate William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose. As of 2017 the titles are held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his uncle in 1999.

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The Conservative politician the Hon. Sir Anthony Berry was the youngest son of the first Viscount Kemsley.

The family seat is Church Hill Farm, near Brockenhurst, Hampshire.

Viscounts Kemsley (1945)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. Luke Gomer Berry (born 1998).

Line of succession

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Kemsley, Viscount (UK, 1945)". Archived from the original on 19 January 2016.
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    "Person Page".
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