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") |
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His son Ian, the second Baron, succeeded in 1988. He was a historian and composer. He died in 2013, leaving a daughter, the Hon. Roxane Laird Craig, but no male heir. [2]
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