Baron Leighton of St Mellons
Baron Leighton of St Mellons, of St Mellons in the County of Monmouth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom,[1] created on 25 January 1962 for the Welsh shipping magnate Sir Leighton Seager, 1st Baronet.
The youngest son of Sir William Henry Seager, Sir Leighton Seager had already been created a Baronet, of St Mellons in the County of Monmouth on 1 July 1952.[2]
As of 2025[update] the hereditary titles are held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father on 28 May 2023.[3][4]
Barons Leighton of St Mellons (1962)
[edit]- (George) Leighton Seager, 1st Baron Leighton of St Mellons (1896–1963)
- John Leighton Seager, 2nd Baron Leighton of St Mellons (1922–1998)
- Robert William Henry Leighton Seager, 3rd Baron Leighton of St Mellons (1955–2023)
- Richard Leighton Seager, 4th Baron Leighton of St Mellons (b. 1981)
- The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. William Leighton Seager (b. 2012)
Arms
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References
[edit]- ^ "No. 42582". The London Gazette. 26 January 1962. p. 683.
- ^ "No. 39597". The London Gazette. 15 July 1952. p. 3815.
- ^ Peerage news (Google groups) - At the date of 16 October 2023 the new Baron had not proved his succession, but had requested to be listed on the Official Roll of the Peerage by the House of Lords (House of Lords Minutes, 16 October 2023). From the House of Lords Minutes of 8 November 2023, the Lord Chancellor reported that Richard Leighton Seager had established his claim to the Barony of Leighton of Saint Mellons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
- ^ "« Official Roll of the Baronetage » Standing Council of the Baronetage". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage. 1985. p. 715.
Further reading
[edit]- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
