Baron Sandhurst
Baron Sandhurst, of Sandhurst in the County of Berkshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> It was created on 28 March 1871 for the soldier Sir William Mansfield, Commander-in-Chief of India between 1865 and 1870 and Commander-in-Chief of Ireland between 1870 and 1875. He was the grandson of Sir James Mansfield, Solicitor-General and Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Lord Sandhurst's eldest son, the second Baron, was a Liberal politician and also served as Governor of Bombay. On 1 January 1917 he was created Viscount Sandhurst, of Sandhurst in the County of Berkshire, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> However, he had no surviving male issue and on his death in 1921 the viscountcy became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony by his younger brother, the third Baron. Template:As of the title is held by the latter's great-grandson, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2002. He is a barrister and judge and was elected to a hereditary-peers' seat in the House of Lords in 2021.
Barons Sandhurst (1871)Edit
- William Rose Mansfield, 1st Baron Sandhurst (1819–1876)
- William Mansfield, 2nd Baron Sandhurst (1855–1921) (created Viscount Sandhurst in 1917)
Viscounts Sandhurst (1917)Edit
Barons Sandhurst (1871; Reverted)Edit
- John William Mansfield, 3rd Baron Sandhurst (1857–1933)
- Ralph Sheldon Mansfield, 4th Baron Sandhurst (1892–1964)
- John Edward Terence Mansfield, 5th Baron Sandhurst (1920–2002)
- Guy Rhys John Mansfield, 6th Baron Sandhurst (b. 1949)
The heir apparent is the present holder's only son, Hon. Edward James Mansfield (b. 1982)
ArmsEdit
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See alsoEdit
- Charles Edward Mansfield, army officer and diplomat, brother of the first baron
- Sir James Mansfield
- James Mansfield, cricketer and fourth son of the first baron
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