Baron Gridley, of Stockport in the County Palatine of Chester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 10 January 1955 for the Conservative politician Sir Arnold Gridley, who had earlier represented Stockport and Stockport South in the House of Commons. As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1996.
Richard, the present Lord Gridley, is married to Marie, Lady Gridley. They live in Waterlooville, Hampshire.
Barons Gridley (1955)
- Arnold Babb Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley (1878–1965)
- Arnold Hudson Gridley, 2nd Baron Gridley (1906–1996)
- Richard David Arnold Gridley, 3rd Baron Gridley (born 1956)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin Peter Arnold Charles Gridley (born 1940).[2]
Line of Succession
Arnold Babb Gridley, 1st Baron Gridley (1878—1965)[citation needed]
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Notes
- ^ "No. 40381". The London Gazette. 11 January 1955. p. 239.
- ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Gridley, Baron". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 1635–1637. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]