Baron Auckland

Baron Auckland is a title in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came in 1789 when the prominent politician and financial expert William Eden^[1] was made Baron Auckland in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1793, he was created Baron Auckland, of West Auckland in the County of Durham, in the Peerage of Great Britain. Eden notably served as Chief Secretary for Ireland, Ambassador to Spain, and President of the Board of Trade. His second son, the second Baron, was also a politician and served as Governor-General of India. In 1839 he was created Baron Eden, of Norwood in the County of Surrey, and Earl of Auckland, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. However, he never married, and the barony of Eden and the earldom became extinct on his death while he was succeeded in the baronies of Auckland by his younger brother, the third Baron. He was Bishop of both Sodor and Man and Bath and Wells. The titles descended from father to son until the death of the sixth Baron in 1941. He was succeeded by his cousin, the seventh Baron. He was the son of George Eden, third son of the fourth Baron. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the eighth Baron. As of 2013^[update], the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the tenth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1997.

The Barons Auckland are members of the prominent Eden family. The first Baron was the third son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet, of West Auckland. His younger brother was Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley, while his elder brother was Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland. The latter was the great-great-grandfather of Prime Minister Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, and the great-great-great-grandfather of John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton. The present Baron Auckland is also in remainder to the Eden Baronetcy of West Auckland, a title held by his kinsman the Lord Eden of Winton. William Eden, the eldest son of the first Baron, was Member of Parliament for Woodstock. Sir Ashley Eden, third son of the third Baron, was an official and diplomat in British India.

The city of Auckland in New Zealand was named after the first Earl of Auckland, the patron of the city's founder, William Hobson. Several Auckland landmarks, including the hill and suburb Mount Eden and the sports ground Eden Park, are named directly or indirectly after the family.

Baron Auckland (1789, 1793)

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland (1744–1814)
George Eden, 2nd Baron Auckland (1784–1849) (created Baron Eden and Earl of Auckland in 1839)

Earl of Auckland (1839)

George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland (1784–1849)

Baron Auckland (1789, 1793; reverted)

Robert John Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland (1799–1870)
William George Eden, 4th Baron Auckland (1829–1890)
William Morton Eden, 5th Baron Auckland (1859–1917)
Frederick Colvin George Eden, 6th Baron Auckland^[2] (1895–1941)
Geoffrey Morton Eden, 7th Baron Auckland (1891–1955)
Terence Eden, 8th Baron Auckland (1892–1957)
Ian George Eden, 9th Baron Auckland (1926–1997)
Robert Ian Burnard Eden, 10th Baron Auckland (born 1962)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin, Henry Vane Eden (born 1958).
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son, Oliver Eden (born 1990).

Male-line family tree

Male-line family tree, Barons Auckland

William Eden
1st Baron Auckland
1744–1814

Baron Eden
Earl of Auckland

Hon.
William Eden
1782–1810

George Eden
1st Earl of Auckland
2nd Baron Auckland
1784–1849

Hon.
Henry Eden
1786–1794

Hon.
George Eden
1791–1795

Hon.
Morton Eden
1795–1821

Robert Eden
3rd Baron Auckland
1799–1870

Eden barony and
earldom extinct

William Eden
4th Baron Auckland
1829–1890

William Eden
5th Baron Auckland
1859–1917

Hon.
George Eden
1861–1924

Lt. Hon.
William Eden
1892–1915

Frederick Eden
6th Baron Auckland
1895–1941

Geoffrey Eden
7th Baron Auckland
1891–1955

Terence Eden
8th Baron Auckland
1892–1957

Ian Eden
9th Baron Auckland
1926–1997

Hon.
Ronald Eden
1931–2006

Robert Eden
10th Baron Auckland
born 1962

Henry Eden
born 1958

Harry Eden
1989–1989

Oliver Eden
born 1990

References

^ "EDEN, William, 1st Baron Auckland [I] (1744-1814), of Eden Farm, Beckenham, Kent". historyofparliament.
^ "Frederick Colvin George Eden, 6th baron Auckland". npg.org.uk.

Sources

Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 78.
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]}

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Eden, 4th Baron Auckland
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Eden, 5th Baron Auckland
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Eden, 6th Baron Auckland
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Geoffrey Eden, 7th Baron Auckland
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Terence Eden, 8th Baron Auckland
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Ian Eden, 9th Baron Auckland
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Robert Eden, 10th Baron Auckland

[1] "EDEN, William, 1st Baron Auckland [I] (1744-1814), of Eden Farm, Beckenham, Kent". historyofparliament.

[2] "Frederick Colvin George Eden, 6th baron Auckland". npg.org.uk.

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