Baron Daresbury

Baron Daresbury, of Walton in the County of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1927 for Sir Gilbert Greenall, 2nd Baronet. The Baronetcy, of Walton Hall in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1876 for his father Gilbert Greenall, who was head of the family brewing business (later Greenall's Group PLC and now The De Vere Group) and also represented Warrington in the House of Commons as a Conservative. As of 2007 the titles are held by the first Baron's great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1996.

The former seat of the Greenall family was Walton Hall near Warrington, Cheshire. However, the house was sold in 1941.

Greenall Baronets, of Walton Hall (1876)

*Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet (1806-1894)
*Sir Gilbert Greenall, 2nd Baronet (1867-1938) (created Baron Daresbury in 1927)

Barons Daresbury (1927)

*Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baron Daresbury (1867-1938)
*Edward Greenall, 2nd Baron Daresbury (1902-1990)
*Edward Gilbert Greenall, 3rd Baron Daresbury (1928-1996)
*Peter Gilbert Greenall, 4th Baron Daresbury (b. 1953)

The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Thomas Edward Greenall (b. 6 Nov 1984)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
* [http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/walton.html Article on Walton Hall and the Greenall family]