Baron Balfour of Inchrye
Barony of Balfour of Inchrye | |
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Creation date | 5 July 1945 |
Created by | George VI |
Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
First holder | Harold Balfour |
Last holder | Ian Balfour, 2nd Baron Balfour of Inchrye |
Remainder to | The 1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten[1] |
Extinction date | 14 April 2013 |
Motto | Adsit Deus ("God be with me") |
Baron Balfour of Inchrye, of Shefford in the County of Berkshire, was a title in the
House of Commons and served as Under-Secretary of State for Air from 1938 to 1944.[2]
His son Ian (21 December 1924 – 14 April 2013), the second Baron, succeeded in 1988. He was a diamond historian (author of the book Famous Diamonds, 1987, Fifth ed. 2008) and the composer of nine operas and six symphonies.[3] He died in 2013 leaving a daughter, the Hon. Roxane Laird Craig, but no male heir.[2]
Barons Balfour of Inchyre (1945)
- Harold Harington Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye (1897–1988)
- Ian Balfour, 2nd Baron Balfour of Inchrye (1924–2013)[4]
References
- ^ "No. 37166". The London Gazette. 6 July 1945. p. 3517.
- ^ ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ Who Was Who (2007)
- ^ "The Rt Hon Balfour of Inchrye". The Times. 19 April 2013.