Baron Balfour of Inchrye

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Barony of Balfour of Inchrye

Argent, on a chevron indented sable between in chief a rose gules and in base a saltire couped azure, an otter's head erased of the first, a bordure engrailed of the third
Creation date5 July 1945
Created byGeorge VI
PeeragePeerage of the United Kingdom
First holderHarold Balfour
Last holderIan Balfour, 2nd Baron Balfour of Inchrye
Remainder toThe 1st Baron's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten[1]
Extinction date14 April 2013
MottoAdsit 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)

References

  1. ^ "No. 37166". The London Gazette. 6 July 1945. p. 3517.
  2. ^ .
  3. ^ Who Was Who (2007)
  4. ^ "The Rt Hon Balfour of Inchrye". The Times. 19 April 2013.