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'''Baron Hemphill''', of Rathkenny and of Cashel in the County of Tipperary, is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created in 1906 for the lawyer and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician [[Charles Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill|Charles Hemphill]], [[Solicitor-General for Ireland]] between 1892 and 1895. His elder son, the second Baron, was Crown Prosecutor for [[County Wicklow]]. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. He was Deputy Chairman of the [[London County Council]] from 1907 to 1908. {{As of|2010}} the title is held by the latter's grandson, tThe fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1957. In 1959 he, assumed by [[deed poll]] in 1959 the additional surname of Martyn, which was the maiden name of his father's mother, who was a first cousin of [[Edward Martyn]]. {{As of|2012}} the title is held by the latter's son, the sixth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2012.

==Barons Hemphill (1906)==
* [[Charles Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill|Charles Hare Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill]] (1822–1908)
* Stanhope Charles John Hemphill, 2nd Baron Hemphill (1853–1919)
* Fitzroy Hemphill, 3rd Baron Hemphill (1860–1930)
* Martyn Charles Andrews Hemphill, 4th Baron Hemphill (1901–1957)
* Peter Martyn-Hemphill, 5th Baron Hemphill (b. 1928). Lord Hemphill grew up at Tulira Castle, [[Gort]], [[County Galway]], formerly the home of [[Edward Martyn]]. His father was a Director of [[Mullingar]] [[Racecourse]]. He became Master of the Hunt in 1957 till the mid-1980s. He was also Senior Steward of the Irish National Hunt, and a member of the [[Turf Club]].

The [[heir apparent]] is the present holder's son the Hon.-2012)<ref> {{cite web | url = http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/147770/hemphill-5th-baron-peter-patrick-fitzroy-martyn| title = Daily Telegraph Announcements| accessdate = 10 April 2012}} </ref>
* Charles Andrew Martyn-Hemphill, 6th Baron Hemphill (b. 1954).

==References==
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
*{{Rayment|date=February 2012}}
* ''Galway Races'', [[Jack Mahon]], 1995. [[ISBN]] 0861217276

[[Category:Baronies|Hemphill]]
[[Category:County Tipperary]]