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Baron Reith

Baron Reith

Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Baron Reith /ˈriːθ/, of Stonehaven in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[2] It was created in 1940 for Sir John Reith, the first Director-General of the BBC. His only son, the second Baron, disclaimed the peerage for life in 1972. Since 2016, the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron.

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Barons Reith (1940)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. Harry Joseph Reith (b. 2006)

References

  1. [1]
    Dewar, Peter Beauclerk, ed. (2003). Burke's Landed Gentry Scotland (19 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 1158–1159. ISBN 0-9711966-0-5.
  2. [2]
    "No. 34982". The London Gazette. 29 October 1940. p. 6251.
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