Baron Colyton

Baron Colyton, of Farway in the County of Devon and of Taunton in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 January 1956 for the diplomat and Conservative politician Henry Hopkinson.^[1] He notably served as Minister of State for the Colonies from 1952 to 1955. He resided at Netherton Hall in the parish of Farway, Devon.^[2] As of 2010, the title is held by his grandson, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1996.

Barons Colyton (1956)[]

• Henry Lennox D'Aubigne Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton (1902–1996)
• Alisdair John Munro Hopkinson, 2nd Baron Colyton (b. 1958)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. James Patrick Munro Hopkinson (b. 1983)

Line of Succession[]

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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]}