Baron Ashbourne


Baron Ashbourne, of Ashbourne in the County of Meath, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1886 for Edward Gibson, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. His grandson, the third Baron, was a vice admiral in the Royal Navy. the title is held by the third Baron's son, the fourth Baron, who succeeded in 1983.
John George Gibson, younger brother of the first Baron, was also a distinguished lawyer. Violet Gibson, who attempted to assassinate Benito Mussolini in 1926, was the daughter of the first Baron.

Barons Ashbourne (1886)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Edward Charles d'Olier Gibson
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Edward Alexander Gibson