- Baron Ribblesdale
Baron Ribblesdale, of Gisburne Park in the County of York, was a title in the
Peerage of Great Britain . It was created on26 October 1797 for Thomas Lister, the formerMember of Parliament for Clitheroe. His great-grandson (the title having descended from father to son), the fourth Baron, was a Liberal politician and served asMaster of the Buckhounds from 1892 to 1895. He had no surviving male issue and on his death on21 October 1925 the barony became extinct.The first Baron's father, Thomas Lister, grandfather, Thomas Lister, and uncle,
Nathaniel Lister ( ofArmitage Park , Staffordshire), also represented Clitheroe in the House of Commons. The latter's grandson,Thomas Henry Lister , was a novelist andRegistrar General . The Hon. Sir Reginald Lister (1865-1912), third son of the third Baron, was a diplomat.Ancestors
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Thomas Lister (1688-1745) , Member of Parliament for Clitheroe 1710-1745
*Thomas Lister (1723-1761) , son of the above, Member of Parliament for Clitheroe 1745-1761Barons Ribblesdale (1797)
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Thomas Lister, 1st Baron Ribblesdale (1752–1826)
*Thomas Lister, 2nd Baron Ribblesdale (1790–1832)
*Thomas Lister, 3rd Baron Ribblesdale (1828–1876)
*Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale (1854–1925)References
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/ www.thepeerage.com]
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