Baron Grimthorpe, of Grimthorpe in the East Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 17 February 1886 for the lawyer and architect Edmund Beckett, 5th Baronet, with remainder to the heirs male of his father. He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his nephew, the second Baron. He had earlier represented Grimsby in Parliament. As of 2014 the titles are held by the latter's great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2003.

The Beckett baronetcy, of Leeds in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1813 for John Beckett, Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office. His eldest son, the second Baronet, was a Tory politician. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the third Baronet, and then to another brother, the fourth Baronet. The latter represented the West Riding of Yorkshire in Parliament. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fifth Baronet, who was raised to the peerage as Baron Grimthorpe in 1886.

Another member of the Beckett family was the Conservative politician Gervase Beckett. He was the younger brother of the second Baron Grimthorpe.

Beckett baronets, of Leeds (1813)

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Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe

Barons Grimthorpe (1886)

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The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. Harry Maximilian Beckett (born 1993).

Title succession chart

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Title succession chart, Beckett baronets and Barons Grimthorpe
Sir John Beckett
1st Baronet

1743–1826
Sir John Beckett
2nd Baronet

1775–1847
Sir Thomas Beckett
3rd Baronet

1779–1872
Richard Beckett
1782–1809
William Beckett
1784–1868
Sir Edmund Beckett
4th Baronet

1787–1874
Baron Grimthorpe
Edmund Beckett
1st Baron Grimthorpe

5th Baronet
1816–1905
Christopher Beckett-
Denison

1825–1884
William Beckett-
Denison

1826–1890
Ernest Beckett
2nd Baron Grimthorpe

1856–1917
Ralph Beckett
3rd Baron Grimthorpe

1891–1963
Christopher Beckett
4th Baron Grimthorpe

1915–2003
Edward Beckett
5th Baron Grimthorpe

born 1954
Hon.
Harry Beckett
born 1993

Arms

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Arms of the Beckett family
Coat of arms of Baron Grimthorpe
 
Crest
A boar’s head couped Or pierced by a cross patée fitchée erect Gules.
Escutcheon
Gules a fess between three boars' heads couped Erminois.
Supporters
Two sangliers Erminois each gorged with a collar and pendant therefrom an escutcheon Gules charged with a cross patée fitchée Or.
Motto
Prodesse Civibus (To Serve The State)[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "No. 25559". The London Gazette. 16 February 1886. p. 744.
  2. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1921.

References

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Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by  
Beckett baronets

of Leeds
2 November 1813
Succeeded by