Baron Darwen

Baron Darwen, of Heys-in-Bowland in the West Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 February 1946 for John Davies, a prominent cotton manufacturer. He served as a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords) from 1949 to 1950 in the Labour administration of Clement Attlee. As of 2011 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2011.

Barons Darwen (1946)

• John Percival Davies, 1st Baron Darwen (1885–1950)
• Cedric Percival Davies, 2nd Baron Darwen (1915–1988)
• Roger Michael Davies, 3rd Baron Darwen (1938–2011)
• Paul Davies, 4th Baron Darwen (b. 1962)

The heir presumptive is his brother, Hon. Benjamin Davies (b. 1966)

Line of succession

• John Percival Davies, 1st Baron Darwen (1885–1950)
  • Cedric Percival Davies, 2nd Baron Darwen (1915–1988)
    • Roger Michael Davies, 3rd Baron Darwen (1938–2011)
      • Paul Davies, 4th Baron Darwen (born 1962)
      • (1) Hon. Benjamin Davies (b. 1966)
    • (2) Hon. Stephen Humphrey Davies (b. 1945)
      • (3) Timothy Prestwood Davies (b. 1970)
      • (4) Peter Davies (b. 1980)
    • (5) Hon. Phillip Cedric Mark Davies (b. 1951)
  • Hon. Thomas Barratt Davies (1916–1994)
    • (6) Alan John Barry Davies (b. 1949)
  • Hon. Francis Ronald Davies (1920–2006)
    • (7) Daniel Watson Davies (b. 1948)
    • (8) John Russell Davies (b. 1950)

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages