Baron Charnwood
Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Charnwood, of Castle Donington in the County of Leicester, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 29 June 1911 for the author, academic, Liberal politician and philanthropist Godfrey Benson.[1] The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baron, on 1 February 1955.[2]
Barons Charnwood (1911)
- Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood (1864–1945)
- John Roby Benson, 2nd Baron Charnwood (1901–1955)
References
Book
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 194.