Baron Iliffe, of
Yattendon in the County of
Berkshire, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1933 for the newspaper magnate
Sir Edward Iliffe. For many years the family controlled newspapers in
Birmingham and
Coventry, including the
Birmingham Post, the
Birmingham Mail and the
Coventry Evening Telegraph and were also part owners of the
Daily Telegraph. The first Baron also represented
Tamworth in Parliament as a
Conservative. As of 2009 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his uncle in 1996. He is the current Commodore of The
Royal Yacht Squadron of Cowes, Isle of Wight. Lord Iliffe and the rest of the Iliffe family holds (2006) an estimated fortune (according to the
Sunday Times Rich List) of £200m.
The family surname and the title of the barony is pronounced "EYE-liff".
