Baron Croft, of Bournemouth in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1940 for the Conservative politician Sir Henry Page Croft, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1924. Croft was the grandson of Reverend Richard Croft, third son of Dr. Sir Richard Croft, 6th Baronet, of Croft Castle. As of 2010 the titles are held by the first Baron's grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1997. As a descendant of the sixth Croft Baronet of Croft Castle he is also in remainder to this title.
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