Baron Aberdare
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heirs male of the body lawfully begotten. |
Baron Aberdare, of Duffryn in the
Conservative administration of Edward Heath and was later a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords.[2] Lord Aberdare was one of the ninety-two elected hereditary peers that were allowed to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. As of 2017[update]
the title is held by his son, the fifth Baron, who succeeded in 2005 and was elected to the House of Lords in 2009.
Coat of arms
The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the family is: Or, a saltire gules, on a chief of the last a martlet of the field.
Baron Aberdare (1873)
- Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare (1815–1895)
- Henry Campbell Bruce, 2nd Baron Aberdare (1851–1929)
- Hon. Henry Lyndhurst Bruce (1881–1914), killed in action at Ypres
- Clarence Napier Bruce, 3rd Baron Aberdare (1885–1957)
- Morys George Lyndhurst Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare (1919–2005)
- Alastair John Lyndhurst Bruce, 5th Baron Aberdare (born 1947)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Hector Morys Napier Bruce (born 1974).
Title succession chart
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References
- ^ Cokayne 1910, p. 13.
- ^ Montague-Smith 2008.
Bibliography
- Cokayne, George E. (1910). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. I, Ab-Adam to Basing. London: St. Catherine Press. pp. 13–14.
- Cokayne, George E. (1998). Hammond, Peter W. (ed.). The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Vol. XIV, Addenda and Corrigenda. London: Sutton Publishing. pp. 3–4.
- Montague-Smith, Patrick W., ed. (2008). "ABERDARE, BARON (Bruce) (BARON UK 1873).". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2008. London: Debrett's Peerage Limited.[page needed]
- Kidd, Charles (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 62.
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 18.
