Frederick Erroll, 1st Baron Erroll of Hale

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Altrincham and Sale
In office
5 July 1945 – 19 December 1964
Preceded byNew Constituency
Succeeded byAnthony Barber
Personal details
Born(1914-05-27)27 May 1914
London, England
Died14 September 2000(2000-09-14) (aged 86)
Spouse
Elizabeth Barrow
(m. 1950)

Frederick James Erroll, 1st Baron Erroll of Hale, Baron Erroll of Kilmun,

PC (27 May 1914 – 14 September 2000) was a British Conservative
politician.

Background and education

Erroll was the son of George Murison Bergmans, an engineer, and Kathleen, daughter of George Brodrick Edington, a Glasgow ironmaster. The family changed their German surname to Erroll during the

First World War. He was educated at Oundle School and at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a bachelor's degree in mechanical sciences.[1]

Early life and Second World War

Erroll was an engineer at

Burma, 1944–45. He left the forces in 1945 with the rank of colonel.[1]

Political career

Erroll was elected as Member of Parliament for

Minister of State for Trade, 1959–61; President of the Board of Trade, 1961–63; and Minister of Power, 1963–64. In 1964 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Erroll of Hale, of Kilmun in the County of Argyll.[2] In 1972 he was President of the Electric Vehicle Association of Great Britain.[3] In 1999, aged 85, he was awarded a life peerage as Baron Erroll of Kilmun, of Kilmun in Argyll and Bute,[4] to allow him to sit in the House of Lords following the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, which excluded hereditary peers.[1]

He was a Member of the House of Lords Select committee on Science and Technology, 1985–91. He held a large number of business appointments.[1]

Personal life

He married Elizabeth Barrow in 1950. Lord Erroll of Hale died in Kensington and Chelsea aged 86. As they had no children, the hereditary barony became extinct on his death.[1]

Coat of arms of Frederick Erroll, 1st Baron Erroll of Hale
Crest
A chevronel round embattled Sable.
Escutcheon
Per bend Azure and Gules on a bend embellished of six electric flashes Or a fleur-de-lys and two lozenges Sable.
Supporters
Dexter an elephant guardant Sable, sinister a bear reguardant Argent muzzled Azure and from the muzzle a cord Sable ringed or and reflexed over the back.
Motto
It Will Come Out All Right [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Roth, Andrew (18 September 2000). "Lord Erroll". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ^ "No. 43522". The London Gazette. 22 December 1964. p. 10933.
  3. ^ "The Battery-Electric Transport Future" (PDF). Contact. 24 (9, September 1972): 183–186. 1972.
  4. ^ "No. 55672". The London Gazette. 19 November 1999. p. 12349.
  5. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 1973.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Altrincham and Sale
19451964
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Political offices
Preceded by Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply
1955–1956
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Derek Walker-Smith
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
1956–1958
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Vacant Economic Secretary to the Treasury
1958–1959
Succeeded by
Preceded by
John Vaughan-Morgan
Minister of State for Trade

1959–1961
Succeeded by
Sir Keith Joseph
Preceded by President of the Board of Trade
1961–1963
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Preceded by Minister of Power
1963–1964
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Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation
Baron Erroll of Hale

1964–2000
Extinct