Baron Croft

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Arms of Croft, of Croft Castle, Herefordshire: Quarterly per fess indented azure and argent, in the 1st quarter a lion passant guardant or<ref>Kidd, Charles, Debrett's peerage & Baronetage 2015 Edition, London, 2015, p.P306</ref>

Baron Croft, of Bournemouth in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> It was created on 28 May 1940 for the Conservative politician Sir Henry Page Croft, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a baronet of Knole in the Borough of Bournemouth in the County of Southampton in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 February 1924.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> Croft was the grandson of Reverend Richard Croft, third son of Dr. Sir Richard Croft, 6th Baronet, of Croft Castle. Template:As of the titles are held by the first Baron's grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1997.

Barons Croft (1940)

• Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft (1881–1947)
• Michael Henry Glendower Page Croft, 2nd Baron Croft (1916–1997)
• Bernard William Henry Page Croft, 3rd Baron Croft (born 1949)

There is no heir to the titles.<ref name=DP>Template:Cite book</ref>

See also

• Croft baronets of Croft Castle

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, Template:Page needed
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