Baron Grenfell

Baron Grenfell
Baron Grenfell
Creation date	15 July 1902
Created by	King Edward VII
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Francis Grenfell
Present holder	Julian Grenfell, 3rd Baron Grenfell
Heir apparent	Richard Arthur St Leger Grenfell
Remainder to	1st Earl's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Status	Extant

Baron Grenfell, of Kilvey in the County of Glamorgan, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 15 July 1902 for the military commander Sir Francis Grenfell.^[2] His eldest son, the second Baron, was Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords and Chairman of Committees from 1963 to 1976. As of 2010^[update] the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1976. He previously worked for the World Bank. Lord Grenfell lost his seat in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. However, in 2000 he was made a life peer as Baron Grenfell of Kilvey, of Kilvey in the County of Swansea, and was able to return to the House of Lords.

Baron Grenfell (1902)

Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell (1841–1925)
Pascoe Christian Victor Francis Grenfell, 2nd Baron Grenfell (1905–1976)
Julian Pascoe Francis St Leger Grenfell, 3rd Baron Grenfell (b. 1935)

The heir presumptive to the barony is the present holder's first cousin once removed, Richard Arthur St Leger Grenfell (born 1966). He is the son of John St. Leger Grenfell (1940–1995), himself the second son of Major the Honourable Arthur Bernard John Grenfell (1908–1942), second son of the first Baron.
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son, James St. Leger Grenfell (born 1996).

Male-line family tree

Male-line family tree, Barons Grenfell

Francis Grenfell
1st Baron Grenfell
1841–1925

Pascoe Grenfell
2nd Baron Grenfell
1905–1976

Maj. Hon.
Arthur Grenfell
1908–1942

Julian Grenfell
3rd Baron Grenfell
born 1935

Francis Grenfell
1938–2011

John Grenfell
1940–1995

Richard Grenfell
born 1966

James Grenfell
born 1996

Arms

Coat of arms of the Barons Grenfell^[3]
	Crest On the battlements of a tower gules, a griffin passant or, holding in the beak a sprig of laurel. Escutcheon Gules, on a fess between three organ rests or, a mural crown of the first. Supporters Dexter: An Egyptian cavalryman. Sinister: An Egyptian infantryman. Motto Loyal devoir (Honest duty).