Baron Rathcreedan


Baron Rathcreedan, of Bellehatch Park in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created 27 January 1916 for the Liberal politician Cecil Norton. He had previously represented Newington West in the House of Commons and served as a Junior Lord of the Treasury from 1905 to 1910 and as Assistant Postmaster-General between 1910 and 1916. Since 1990, the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron.

Barons Rathcreedan (1916)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother the Hon. Adam Gregory Norton. There are no other heirs to the title.