Baron Layton

Baron Layton, of Danehill in the County of Sussex,^[1] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1947 for Sir Walter Layton, a prominent economist, editor and newspaper proprietor. He was editor of The Economist from 1922 to 1938. As of 2019 the title is held by his grandson, the fourth Baron--son of the first Baron's younger son David Layton--who succeeded in 2018.

Barons Layton (1947)[]

• Walter Thomas Layton, 1st Baron Layton (1884–1966)
• Michael John Layton, 2nd Baron Layton (1912–1989)
• Geoffrey Michael Layton, 3rd Baron Layton (1947–2018)
• Jonathan Francis Layton, 4th Baron Layton (b. 1942)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Jeremy Layton (b. 1978).

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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]}