Baron Merrivale

Baron Merrivale, of Walkhampton in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.^[1] It was created on 19 January 1925 for the Conservative politician and judge of the High Court of Justice, Sir Henry Duke. As of 2010^[update] the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2007.

Barons Merrivale (1925)

• Henry Edward Duke, 1st Baron Merrivale (1855–1939)
• Edward Duke, 2nd Baron Merrivale (1883–1951)
• Jack Henry Edmond Duke, 3rd Baron Merrivale (1917–2007)
• Derek John Philip Duke, 4th Baron Merrivale (b. 1948)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Thomas Duke.

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]}

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