Baron Colyton

Baron Colyton, of Farway in the County of Devon and of Taunton in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 January 1956 for the diplomat and Conservative politician Henry Hopkinson.^[1] He notably served as Minister of State for the Colonies from 1952 to 1955. He resided at Netherton Hall in the parish of Farway, Devon.^[2] As of 2010^[update], the title is held by his grandson, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1996.

Barons Colyton (1956)

• Henry Lennox D'Aubigne Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton (1902–1996)
• Alisdair John Munro Hopkinson, 2nd Baron Colyton (b. 1958)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. James Patrick Munro Hopkinson (b. 1983)

Line of Succession

•   Henry Lennox D'Aubigne Hopkinson, 1st Baron Colyton (1902—1996)
  • Hon. Nicholas Henry Eno Hopkinson (1932—1991)
    •   Alisdair John Munro Hopkinson, 2nd Baron Colyton (born 1958)
      • (1) Hon. James Patrick Munro Hopkinson (b. 1983)
      • (2) Hon. Thomas Charles Robert Hopkinson (b. 1985)
    • (3) Charles Henry Kenneth Hopkinson (b. 1960)
      • (4) Frederick Nicholas Hugo Hopkinson (b. 1990)
      • (5) Henry Jonathan Arthur Hopkinson (b. 1992)

Arms

Coat of arms of Baron Colyton

Crest A demi-lion Sable between two mullets of six points Or. Escutcheon Azure on a chevron Argent between three mullets of six points Or as many mascles Gules a bordure engrailed Or. Supporters On either side an angel Proper habited Azure winged Or the dexter holding in the exterior hand a Saxon crown and the sinister likewise holding a trumpet Gold. Motto Look Forward^[3] Badge In front of a portcullis chained Or a grasshopper Proper.

Notes

1. "No. 40689". The London Gazette. 20 January 1956. p. 419.
2. Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.279
3. Burke's Peerage. 1999.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,^{[page needed]}
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