Baron Wakehurst

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[[Image:Wakehurst.jpg|thumb|200px|[[John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst]].]]

'''Baron Wakehurst''', of [[Ardingly]] in the [[County of Sussex]], is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34066 |date=3 July 1934 |page=4222}}</ref> It was created on 29 June 1934 for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician [[Gerald Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst|Gerald Loder]], fifth son of [[Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet]] (see [[Loder Baronets]] for earlier history of the family). He had previously represented [[Brighton (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] and was the creator of [[Wakehurst Place Gardens]] in [[Ardingly]], [[West Sussex]]. His only son, [[John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst|the second Baron]], was also a Conservative politician and served as [[Governor of New South Wales]] and later as [[Governor of Northern Ireland]]. The third baron, who was known by his middle name Christopher, was a barrister and businessman. {{As of|2024}} the title is held by the latter's nephew Jan, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his cousin in that year.

==Barons Wakehurst (1934)==
* [[Gerald Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst|Gerald Walter Erskine Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst]] (1861–1936)
* [[John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst|John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst]] (1895–1970)
* [[John Loder, 3rd Baron Wakehurst|John Christopher Loder, 3rd Baron Wakehurst]] (1925–2022)
* Timothy Walter Loder, 4th Baron Wakehurst (1958–2024)<ref>{{cite news |title=Timothy Loder |url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/births-marriages-and-deaths-september-7-2024-c5cnxnfrj |access-date=7 September 2024 |publisher=[[The Times]] |date=7 September 2024}}</ref>
* John James Loder, 5th Baron Wakehurst (born 1977)

The heir presumptive is the current holder's brother, the Hon. Nicholas Loder (born 1986).

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==See also==
* [[Loder Baronets|Loder Baronets, of Whittlebury and of High Beeches]]
* [[Wakehurst Place]], formerly owned by the first Lord Wakehurst

==Notes==
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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 |date=February 2013}}
* {{Rayment|date=February 2012}}
{{Extant Barons of the United Kingdom}}

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[[Category:Peerages created for UK MPs]]

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