▁County ▁of ▁W ilt shire , ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁Baron et age ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁for ▁the ▁business man ▁Regin ald ▁Butler . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁title ▁is ▁held ▁by ▁his ▁great - grand son , ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁Butler , ▁the ▁fourth ▁Baron et , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Baron et age . ▁ ▁The ▁Butler ▁Baron et cy , ▁of ▁Ed gb ast on ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁War wick , ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁Baron et age ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁for ▁the ▁bre wer ▁William ▁Butler , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Mitch ells ▁& ▁But lers ▁Ltd . ▁His ▁only ▁son ▁William ▁O wen ▁Butler ▁( 1 8 9 8 – 1 9 3 5 ) ▁prede ce ased ▁him , ▁without ▁male ▁issue . ▁Con sequently , ▁the ▁baron et cy ▁became ▁ext inct ▁on ▁Butler ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁Butler ▁baron ets , ▁of ▁Cl ough gren an ▁( 1 6 2 8 ) ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Butler , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et ▁( d ied ▁) ▁Sir ▁Edmund ▁Butler , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron et ▁( d ied ▁ ▁c . ▁ 1 6 5 0 ) ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Butler , ▁