- Baron Ranksborough
Baron Ranksborough, of Ranksborough in the County of
Rutland , was a title in thePeerage of the United Kingdom . It was created on 2 July 1914 for the soldier, courtier and Liberal politician, Major-General John Brocklehurst. He was the grandson ofJohn Brocklehurst , a silk weaver andMember of Parliament for Macclesfield, and the nephew of William Coare Brocklehurst, also Member of Parliament for Macclesfield, and Sir Philip Lancaster Brocklehurst, 1st Baronet, of Swythamley Park.Lord Ranksborough was childless and the title became extinct on his death on 18 February 1921.
The seat of Lord Ranksborough was Ranksborough Hall at
Langham, Rutland .Barons Ranksborough (1914)
*John Henry Brocklehurst, 1st Baron Ranksborough (1852–1921)
ee also
*Brocklehurst Baronets of Swythamley Park
References
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/ www.thepeerage.com]
*Rayment
* [http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/macclesfield1.html History of Macclesfield and the Brocklehurst family]
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