Baron Coleraine

Barony of Coleraine
Blazon
  • Arms: Argent a saltire Azure between four cocks Proper.
  • Crests: Issuant from a chaplet of maple leaves Vert a demi salmon Proper.
  • Supporters: Dexter: a Basenji Dog; Sinister: a Kid, both proper
Creation date16 February 1954
CreationThird
Created byQueen Elizabeth II
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderRichard Kidston Law, 1st Baron Coleraine
Present holderJames Peter Bonar Law, 3rd Baron Coleraine
Heir presumptivethe Hon. Andrew Bonar Law
StatusExtant
Seat(s)The Dower House
MottoLEX TUA MEDITATIO MEA
(Thy law my thought)
George Hanger, 4th Baron Coleraine.

Baron Coleraine is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of Ireland and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

The first creation came in the Peerage of Ireland in 1625 for the courtier Hugh Hare. This creation became extinct on the death of the third Baron in 1749.

The second creation came in the Peerage of Ireland in 1762 in favour of Gabriel Hanger, Member of Parliament for Maidstone and Bridgwater. The third Baron represented East Retford, Aldborough and Mitchell in the House of Commons. The fourth Baron was a soldier, politician and eccentric. The title became extinct on his death in 1824.

The third creation came in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1954 when the Conservative politician Richard Law was made Baron Coleraine, of Haltemprice in the East Riding of the County of York. He was the youngest son of the former Prime Minister Bonar Law. As of 2021 the title is held by the first Baron's grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded in 2020.

The family seat is The Dower House, near Sunderlandwick, East Riding of Yorkshire.