Baron Rugby, of Rugby in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1947 for the civil servant Sir John Maffey. As of 2006 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1990. Penelope Aitken, mother of the former Conservative politician Jonathan Aitken and of the actress Maria Aitken, was the daughter of the first Baron Rugby.
Barons Rugby (1947)
- John Loader Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby (1877-1969)
- Alan Loader Maffey, 2nd Baron Rugby (1913-1990)
- Robert Charles Maffey, 3rd Baron Rugby (b. 1951)
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
