Baron Silkin, of Dulwich in the County of London, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was created on 4 July 1950 for the solicitor and Labour politician Lewis Silkin. The peerage was disclaimed by both his eldest son, the second Baron,[3] and the latter's nephew, the third Baron. When the third Baron disclaimed the title in 2002,[4] the barony of Silkin became the first peerage ever to be disclaimed twice; and the only disclaimer since the House of Lords Act 1999 (which excluded hereditary peers from automatically sitting in the House of Lords and thereby made such peers eligible to sit in the Commons, the main purpose for the 1963 Act.)

Barony of Silkin
Creation date14 July 1950
Created byKing George VI
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderLewis Silkin, 1st Baron Silkin
Remainder toHeirs male of the body lawfully begotten
StatusDisclaimed

Samuel Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwich and John Silkin, younger sons of the first Baron, were also prominent Labour politicians. Lord Silkin of Dulwich was the father of Christopher Silkin, disclaimed third Baron Silkin.

Barons Silkin (1950)

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The heir presumptive and sole heir to the peerage is the former 3rd baron's first cousin Rory Lewis Silkin (b. 1954)[6][7]

Line of Succession

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Notes

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  1. ^ "No. 38968". The London Gazette. 14 July 1950. p. 3622.
  2. ^ Baron Silkin Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Cracroft's Peerage, UK.
  3. ^ "No. 45675". The London Gazette. 22 May 1972. p. 6131.
  4. ^ "No. 25222". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 May 2002. p. 1189.
  5. ^ "House of Lords Journal 235 (Session 2001–02)". 16 May 2002. p. 724. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2008. The Lord Chancellor informed the House that he had received from Christopher Lewis Baron Silkin an instrument of disclaimer of the Barony of Silkin delivered in accordance with section 1 of the Peerage Act 1963.
  6. ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Silkin, Barony of". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 3185–3186. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
  7. ^ Cracroft's Peerage Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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