Baron Garvagh

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A 1922 portrait of the 4th Baron, Leopold Canning, by John St Helier Lander

Baron Garvagh, of Garvagh in the County Londonderry, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1818 for George Canning. He had previously represented Sligo and Petersfield in Parliament and also served as Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry. Canning was the first cousin of both Prime Minister George Canning and the diplomat Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe. The title is currently held by his great-great-great-grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2013.

The family seat was , near Garvagh, County Londonderry.

Barons Garvagh (1818)[]

• George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh (1778–1840)
• (1826–1871)
• (1852–1915)
• Leopold Ernest Stratford George Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh (1878–1956)
• (1920–2013)
• (b. 1953)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Stratford George Edward de Redcliffe Canning (b. 1990)

See also[]

• Earl Canning
• Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe

References[]

Sources[]

• Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 396.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
• 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]}