Baron Henniker

Baron Henniker, of Stratford-upon-Slaney in the County of Wicklow,[1] is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.

It was created in 1800 for Sir John Henniker, 2nd Baronet, who had previously represented Sudbury and Dover in the House of Commons.

He also sat as Member of Parliament for Suffolk East and later held minor office in the Conservative administrations of Benjamin Disraeli and Lord Salisbury.

His grandson, the eighth Baron, was a prominent diplomat and notably served as British Ambassador to Jordan and to Denmark.

He was succeeded according to the special remainder by his son-in-law, the second Baronet, who was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland in 1800.

John Henniker-Major, 2nd Baron Henniker .
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