Baron Westbury
| Barony of Westbury | |
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Argent, on a chevron, engrailed azure, between three boars' heads couped sable, an estoile or, all within a bordure of the third
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| Creation date | 26 June 1861 |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Sir Richard Bethell |
| Present holder | Richard Bethell, 6th Baron Westbury |
| Heir apparent | Hon. Alexander Bethell |
| Remainder to | Heirs male of the first baron's body lawfully begotten |
| Armorial motto | Ap Ithel (Welsh: Bethell) |
The Baron Westbury, of Westbury in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1861 for the lawyer and Liberal politician Sir Richard Bethell on his appointment as Lord Chancellor, a post he held until 1865.
The title descended in the direct line until the death of his great-great-grandson, the fourth baron (who succeeded his grandfather), in 1961. The fourth baron was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth baron. He was equerry to His Royal Highness Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester from 1947 to 1949 and also served as Deputy Lieutenant of North Yorkshire in 1973. As of 2016[update] the title is held by his son, the sixth baron, who succeeded in 2001.
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Alexander Bethell (b. 1986).
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