Baron Walsingham

{{short description|Barony in the Peerage of Great Britain}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} thumb|Arms of Grey, Barons Walsingham: ''Barry of six argent and azure, in chief three annulets gules''; crest: ''A wyvern's head or''; supporters: ''Two wyverns regardant argent collard azure chained or and charged on the breast with three annulets gules''; motto: ''Excitari Non Herescere'' ("to be spirited not inactive")<ref>{{cite book|title=Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage |date=2000}}</ref> thumb|right|Arms of Grey, Barons Walsingham '''Baron Walsingham''', of Walsingham in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=12122 |date=26 September 1780 |page=2}}</ref>

This noble title was created in 1780 for Sir William de Grey on his retirement as Lord Chief Justice, who had previously served as Solicitor-General and as Attorney-General. His son, the second Baron, represented Wareham, Tamworth and Lostwithiel in the House of Commons and served as Joint Postmaster-General from 1787 to 1794; Lord Walsingham was also Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords for many years. His eldest son, the third Baron, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army, who was succeeded by his younger brother, the Archdeacon of Surrey, as fourth Baron. His grandson, the sixth Baron, was a Conservative Member of Parliament for Norfolk West and served as a Government Whip from 1874 to 1875 in Benjamin Disraeli's second administration. On his death the title passed to his half-brother, the seventh Baron, a barrister.

In 1929, his son Lieutenant-Colonel George de Grey succeeded as eighth Baron; he was appointed DSO, OBE and OStJ. His only son, Captain John de Grey MC, succeeded as the ninth and present Baron in 1965.

==Ancestors== *William de Grey (d. 1687), Member of Parliament for Thetford 1685 *Thomas de Grey (1680–1765), Member of Parliament for Norfolk 1715–1727 *Thomas de Grey (1717–1781), Member of Parliament for Norfolk 1764–1774;

==Barons Walsingham (1780)== *William de Grey, 1st Baron Walsingham (1719–1781) *Thomas de Grey, 2nd Baron Walsingham (1748–1818) *George de Grey, 3rd Baron Walsingham (1776–1831) *Thomas de Grey, 4th Baron Walsingham (1778–1839) *Thomas de Grey, 5th Baron Walsingham (1804–1870) *Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham (1843–1919) *John Augustus de Grey, 7th Baron Walsingham (1849–1929) *George de Grey, 8th Baron Walsingham (1884–1965) *John de Grey, 9th Baron Walsingham (born 1925)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.debretts1769.com/f/1763?slug=194&query=longford&page=1&indices%5BFamilies%5D%5Bconfigure%5D%5BhitsPerPage%5D=100&indices%5BFamilies%5D%5Bpage%5D=1|title=Baron Walsingham|publisher=Debrett's|access-date=20 April 2024}}</ref>

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Robert de Grey (born 1969)<ref>[http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/walsingham1780.htm www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk]</ref><br> The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Thomas de Grey (born 1997)

== See also == * House of Grey * Sir Roger de Grey

== References == {{Reflist}}

== Bibliography == * {{cite book|first1=George E.|last1=Cokayne|first2=Vicary|last2=Gibbs|first3=Harry A.|last3=Doubleday|title=The Complete Peerage of Great Britain of Ireland|volume=XIV vols|place=London|publisher=St Catherine's Press|date=1949}} * {{cite book|last1=Kidd|first1= Charles|last2= Williamson|first2= David|editor-link=David Williamson |title=Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage|place=London and New York|publisher= St Martin's Press|date= 1990}} * {{cite book|first=Charles|last=Mosley|title=Burke's Peerage and Baronetage of Great Britain and Ireland|place=London|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Ltd|date=1999}}

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