Baron Shaughnessy

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. It was created in 1916 for the businessman and public servant Thomas George Shaughnessy. As of 2007 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2003.

Barons Shaughnessy (1916)

*Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy (1853-1923)
*William James Shaughnessy, 2nd Baron Shaughnessy (1883-1938)
*William Graham Shaughnessy, 3rd Baron Shaughnessy (1922-2003)
*Michael James Shaughnessy, 4th Baron Shaughnessy (b. 1946)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]


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