Baron Southborough

Baron Southborough, of Southborough in the County of Kent, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[3] It was created on 1 November 1917 for civil servant Sir Francis Hopwood. He was Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1907 and 1911.[1]

Barony of Southborough

Paly of six ermine and vert a bend raguly or charged with three escallops gules[1]
Creation date1 November 1917
MonarchKing George V
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderSir Francis Hopwood
Last holderFrancis Hopwood, 4th Baron Southborough
Remainder toFirst baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
StatusExtinct
Extinction date15 June 1992[2]
MottoSperarem ("I hope")

He was succeeded by James, his son from his first marriage to Alice Smith-Neill (1862–1889).[4] The second baron was also a civil servant and worked for the Board of Trade and Ministry of Labour as well as for the War Trade Intelligence Department and War Trade Department. On his death the title passed to his half-brother, the first baron's son by his second marriage to Florence Emily Black.[5] The title became extinct on the death of the latter's son, the fourth Baron, on 15 June 1992.

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References
  1. Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1939). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 2281–2282.
  2. "Deceased Estates: Francis Southborough". The London Gazette. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. "No. 30369". The London Gazette. 6 November 1917. p. 11470.
  4. "Obituary: Lord Southborough – A Distinguished Civil Servant". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 18 January 1947. p. 7.
  5. "Lord Southborough". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 27 February 1960. p. 8.
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