Baron de Ramsey, of Ramsey Abbey in the County of
Huntingdon, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom.
It was
created in 1887 for Edward Fellowes, who
had previously represented Huntingdonshire
in the House of
Commons
as a Conservative for 43 years.
His eldest
son, the second Baron, sat as Member of Parliament for
Huntingdonshire and Ramsey and later served
as a Lord-in-Waiting (government
whip in the House of
Lords
) from 1890 to 1892 in the Conservative
administration of Lord
Salisbury. His grandson, the third Baron, was
Lord Lieutenant of
Huntingdonshire from 1947 to 1965 and of
Huntingdon and
Peterborough between 1965 and 1968. As of 2009 the title is
held by the latter's son, the fourth Baron, who succeeded in
1993.
Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st
Baron Ailwyn, was the younger son of the first Baron de
Ramsey.
The family
seat is Abbots Ripton Hall, Abbots Ripton
, Huntingdonshire
.
Barons de Ramsey (1887)
See also
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's
Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's
Press, 1990.
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