Baron Inverforth
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Baron Inverforth, of Southgate in the County of Middlesex,[1] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for the Scottish shipping magnate Andrew Weir. He was head of the firm of Andrew Weir & Co, shipowners, and also served as Minister of Munitions from 1919 to 1921. As of 2014[update] the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1982.
Barons Inverforth (1919)
- Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth (1865–1955)
- Andrew Alexander Morton Weir, 2nd Baron Inverforth (1897–1975)
- Andrew Charles Roy Weir, 3rd Baron Inverforth (1932–1982)
- Andrew Peter Weir, 4th Baron Inverforth (b. 1966)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Benjamin Andrew Weir (b 1997)
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References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31168. p. 1956. 7 February 1919.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
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