Barony Gorell

Blazon

Arms: Azure two lions passant guardant Ermine each holding in the dexter paw a sprig of oak slipped Or between three annulets in pale Argent. Crest: In front of a cubit arm in armour, the hand grasping a broken sword all Proper the wrist encircled by a wreath of oak Or, five annulets interlaced and fessways Argent. Supporters: On either side a ram Proper charged on the shoulder with two annulets interlaced Azure.

Creation date16 February 1909
Created byKing Edward VII
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderJohn Gorell Barnes
Present holderJohn Barnes
Heir apparentOliver Barnes
Remainder tothe 1st Baron's heirs male lawfully begotten
StatusExtant
MottoFrangas Non Flectes (You May Break, You Shall Not Bend Me)

Baron Gorell, of Brampton in the County of Derby, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 16 February 1909 for Sir Gorell Barnes, President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice from 1905 to 1909. His eldest son, the second Baron, was killed in the First World War and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. He notably served as Under-Secretary of State for Air between 1921 and 1922 in the coalition government of David Lloyd George. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baron. He was a Senior Executive of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group from 1959 to 1984. As of 2017 the title is held by his nephew, the fifth Baron, who succeeded in 2007. He is the son of the Hon. Ronald Alexander Henry Barnes.[2]

Baron Gorell (1909)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Oliver Gorell Barnes (b. 1993).

Male-line family tree

Male-line family tree, Barons Gorell
Gorell Barnes
1st Baron Gorell
1848–1913
Henry Barnes
2nd Baron Gorell
1882–1917		Ronald Barnes
3rd Baron Gorell
1884–1963
Timothy Barnes
4th Baron Gorell
1927–2007		Hon.
Ronald Barnes
1931–2003
John Barnes
5th Baron Gorell
born 1959
Hon.
Oliver Barnes
born 1993

References

  1. ↑ "No. 28224". The London Gazette. 16 February 1909. p. 1217.
  2. ↑ Cracroft peerage

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