Baron Killanin

Baron Killanin, of Galway in the County of Galway, is a British hereditary title of nobility in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which is run by the Morris family.

Award

The title was created in 1900 for the Irish lawyer and politician Michael Morris. This was Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, and then was Lord Justice.

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The first Baron was appointed as a Lord Justice in 1889 already for a life peer as Baron Morris of Spiddal in the County of Galway. This title, which had been created due to the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876, expired with his death.

In contrast, the 1885 awarded him the dignity of a baronet, which belongs to the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, still worn by the respective Baron.

List of barons Killanin (1900)

• Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin ( 1826-1901 )
• Martin Fitzpatrick Henry Morris, 2nd Baron Killanin ( 1867-1927 )
• Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin ( 1914-1999 )
• (George) Redmond ( Fitzpatrick ) Morris, 4th Baron Killanin ( b. 1947 )

The heir apparent is the son of the current Baron, Hon Luke Michael Geoffrey Morris ( b. 1975 ).

Swell

• Charles Kidd, David Williamson (ed.): Debrett 's Peerage and Baronetage. St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
• Leigh Rayment 's Peerage Page
• Www.thepeerage.com

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