Baron Colyton
The title of Baron Colyton, of Farway in County of Devon and of Taunton in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 January 1956 for the diplomat and Conservative politician Henry Lennox D'Aubigne Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton.[1] He notably served as Minister of State for the Colonies from 1952 to 1955. He resided at Netherton Hall in the parish of Farway, Devon.[2] As of As of 2010[update], the title is held by his grandson, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1996.
Barons Colyton (1956)
[edit]- Henry Lennox D'Aubigne Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton (1902–1996)
- Alisdair John Munro Hopkinson, 2nd Baron Colyton (b. 1958)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. James Patrick Munro Hopkinson (b. 1983).
Line of Succession
[edit]Crest: A demi-lion Sable between two mullets of six points Or. Escutcheon: Azure on a chevron Argent between three mullets of six points Or as many mascles Gules a bordure engrailed Or. Supporters: On either side an angel Proper habited Azure winged Or the dexter holding in the exterior hand a Saxon crown and the sinister likewise holding a trumpet Gold. Motto: Look Forward.Henry Lennox D'Aubigne Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton (1902—1996) Badge: In front of a portcullis chained Or a grasshopper Proper.
- Hon. Nicholas Henry Eno Hopkinson (1932—1991)
Alisdair John Munro Hopkinson, 2nd Baron Colyton (born 1958)
- Hon. Nicholas Henry Eno Hopkinson (1932—1991)
Alisdair John Munro Hopkinson, 2nd Baron Colyton
- (1) Hon. Hon. James Patrick Munro Hopkinson (b. 1983)
- (2) Hon. Thomas Charles Robert Hopkinson (b. 1985)
- (3) Charles Henry Kenneth Hopkinson (b. 1960)
- (4) Frederick Nicholas Hugo Hopkinson (b. 1990)
- (5) Henry Jonathan Arthur Hopkinson (b. 1992)
Arms
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Notes
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- ^ "No. 40689". The London Gazette. 20 January 1956. p. 419.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.279
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1999.
References
[edit]- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
