Baron Reith

Barony of Reith

Or, a cross engrailed sable, between four mullets gules, on a chief of the last a lion passant of the field[1]
Creation date21 October 1940
Created byKing George VI
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderSir John Reith
Present holderJames Reith, 3rd Baron Reith
Heir apparentHon. Harry Reith
StatusExtant
MottoQuaecunque ("Whatsoever")[1]

Baron Reith /ˈriːθ/, of Stonehaven in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[2] It was created in 1940 for Sir John Reith, the first Director-General of the BBC. His only son, the second Baron, disclaimed the peerage for life in 1972. Since 2016, the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron.

Barons Reith (1940)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. Harry Joseph Reith (b. 2006)

References

  1. ^ a b Dewar, Peter Beauclerk, ed. (2003). Burke's Landed Gentry Scotland (19 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 1158–1159. ISBN 0-9711966-0-5.
  2. ^ "No. 34982". The London Gazette. 29 October 1940. p. 6251.