Baron Spens
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]
- (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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "No. 41797". The London Gazette. 21 August 1959. p. 5265.
- 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]
