Baron Sandhurst
Baron Sandhurst, of
Governor of Bombay. On 1 January 1917 he was created Viscount Sandhurst, of Sandhurst in the County of Berkshire, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[2] However, he had no surviving male issue and on his death in 1921 the viscountcy became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, the third Baron. As of 2021[update] the title is held by the latter's great-grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2002. He is a barrister and judge and was elected to a hereditary-peers' seat in the House of Lords
in 2021.
Barons Sandhurst (1871)
- William Rose Mansfield, 1st Baron Sandhurst (1819–1876)
- William Mansfield, 2nd Baron Sandhurst (1855–1921) (created Viscount Sandhurst in 1917)
Viscounts Sandhurst (1917)
Barons Sandhurst (1871; Reverted)
- John William Mansfield, 3rd Baron Sandhurst (1857–1933)
- Ralph Sheldon Mansfield, 4th Baron Sandhurst (1892–1964)
- John Edward Terence Mansfield, 5th Baron Sandhurst (1920–2002)
- Guy Rhys John Mansfield, 6th Baron Sandhurst (b. 1949)
The heir apparent is the present holder's only son, Hon. Edward James Mansfield (b. 1982)
Arms
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See also
- Charles Edward Mansfield, army officer and diplomat, brother of the first baron
- Sir James Mansfield
- James Mansfield, cricketer and fourth son of the first baron
References
- ^ "No. 23718". The London Gazette. 21 March 1871. p. 1492.
- ^ "No. 29913". The London Gazette. 23 January 1917. p. 842.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.
- Kidd, Charles, ed. (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: Dean and son. p. 774.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
