Baron Nelson of Stafford

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Barony Nelson of Stafford

Argent a cross flory sable, a chief gules, thereon between a Stafford knot and a rose argent, barbed and seeded proper, a pale also argent charged with a sword erect gules
Creation date20 January 1960[1]
Created byQueen Elizabeth II
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderGeorge Horatio Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of Stafford
Present holderAlistair Nelson, 4th Baron Nelson of Stafford
Heir presumptiveHon. James Jonathan Nelson
Remainder toHeirs male of the body lawfully begotten[1]
StatusExtant
Former seat(s)Hilcote Hall
MottoWho leads serves[2]
Hilcote Hall

Baron Nelson of Stafford, of Hilcote Hall in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1960 for the businessman Sir George Nelson, 1st Baronet, who for many years was Chairman of English Electric. He had already been created a Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1955. He was succeeded by his only son, the second Baron. He was also Chairman of English Electric as well as a director of the Bank of England.[2] As of 2024, the titles are held by his grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2006.

Barons Nelson of Stafford (1960)[edit]

The heir presumptive and sole heir to the titles is the present holder's uncle Hon. James Jonathan Nelson (b. 1947).[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "No. 41936". The London Gazette. 22 January 1960. p. 611.
  2. ^ a b Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2872. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
  3. ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Nelson of Stafford, Baron". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 2595–2596. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.