Baron Spens
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Baron Spens, of Blairsanquhar in the County of Fife, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 20 August 1959 for the lawyer and Conservative politician Sir Patrick Spens. As of 2017[update] the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2001.
Barons Spens (1959)
[edit | edit source]- (William) Patrick Spens, 1st Baron Spens (1885–1973)
- William George Michael Spens, 2nd Baron Spens (1914–1984)
- Patrick Michael Rex Spens, 3rd Baron Spens (1942–2001)
- Patrick Nathaniel George Spens, 4th Baron Spens (b. 1968)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Peter Lathallan Spens (b. 2000)
Line of Succession
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William Patrick Spens, 1st Baron Spens (1885–1973)[citation needed]
- William George Michael Spens, 2nd Baron Spens (1914–1984)
- Patrick Michael Rex Spens, 3rd Baron Spens (1942–2001)
- Patrick Nathaniel George Spens, 4th Baron Spens (born 1968)
- (1) Hon. Peter Lathallan Spens (b. 2000)
- (2) Hon. William Ronald Patrick Spens (b. 1983)
- (3) Hon. William David Ralph Spens (b. 1943)
- (4) James Michael William Spens (b. 1969)
References
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- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
