Baron Garvagh
A 1922 portrait of the 4th Baron, Leopold Canning, by John St Helier Lander
Baron Garvagh, of Garvagh in the County of Londonderry, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1818 for George Canning. He had previously represented Sligo and Petersfield in Parliament and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry. Canning was the first cousin of both Prime Minister George Canning and the diplomat Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe. As of 2014 title is held by his great-great-great-grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2013.
The family seat was Garvagh House, near Garvagh, County Londonderry.
Barons Garvagh (1818)
- George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh (1778–1840)
- Charles Henry Spencer George Canning, 2nd Baron Garvagh (1826–1871)
- Charles John Spencer George Canning, 3rd Baron Garvagh (1852–1915)
- Leopold Ernest Stratford George Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh (1878–1956)
- (Alexander Leopold Ivor) George Canning, 5th Baron Garvagh (1920–2013)
- Spencer George Stratford de Redcliffe Canning, 6th Baron Garvagh (born 1953)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Stratford George Edward de Redcliffe Canning (born 1990).
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References
- Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
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