Baron Crathorne
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Baron Crathorne, of Crathorne in the North Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1959 for the Conservative politician and former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Thomas Dugdale. He had already been created a Baronet, of Crathorne in the North Riding of the County of York, in 1945. As of 2007 the titles are held by his son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1977. Lord Crathorne is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a Conservative.
[edit] Barons Crathorne (1959)
- Thomas Lionel Dugdale, 1st Baron Crathorne (1897-1977)
- Charles James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne (b. 1939)
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
