Baron Cunliffe

Baron Cunliffe

Baron Cunliffe, of Headley in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1914 for Walter Cunliffe, Governor of the Bank of England from 1913 to 1918. As of 2007 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1963.

Barons Cunliffe (1914)

*Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe (1855-1920)
*Rolf Cunliffe, 2nd Baron Cunliffe (1899-1963)
*Roger Cunliffe, 3rd Baron Cunliffe (b. 1932)

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]


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