Baron Shaughnessy

Baron Shaughnessy, of the City of Montreal in the Dominion of Canada and of Ashford in the County of Limerick, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

[1] It was created in 1916 for the Milwaukee born businessman Thomas Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.

The fifth Baron's late father was Alfred Shaughnessy, a scriptwriter and producer, and son of the Hon.

The heir presumptive to the title is David Shaughnessy, younger brother of the fifth Baron, an actor and producer.

The heir presumptive is the present holder's younger brother David James Bradford Shaughnessy (b.