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Baron St Leonards

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ4862828 ↗
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Baron Saint Leonards, of Slaugham in the County of Sussex, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1852 for Sir Edward Sugden, Lord Chancellor in Lord Derby's 1852 administration. He was succeeded by his grandson, the second Baron. He was the son of the Hon. Henry Sugden, eldest son of the first Baron. He was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baron. He was the son of the Hon. Henry Frank Sugden, next brother of the second Baron. The title became extinct on the early passing of the fourth Baron in 1985.

Barons Saint Leonards (1852)

Edward Burtenshaw Sugden, 1st Baron St Leonards (1781–1875)

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