Baron Layton

Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Baron Layton, of Danehill in the County of Sussex,[1] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1947 for Sir Walter Layton, a prominent economist, editor and newspaper proprietor. He was editor of The Economist from 1922 to 1938. As of 2019[update] the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron—son of the first Baron's younger son David Layton—who succeeded in 2018.

Barons Layton (1947)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Jeremy Layton (b. 1978).

Notes

References

  1. ^ "No. 37872". The London Gazette. 4 February 1947. p. 613.
  • 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]
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