Baron Macpherson of Drumochter
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Baron Macpherson of Drumochter, of Great Warley in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1951 for the Scottish
businessman, public servant and Labour
politician Thomas Macpherson
. He had previously represented Romford
in Parliament. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2008.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1951 for the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
businessman, public servant and Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician Thomas Macpherson
Thomas Macpherson, 1st Baron Macpherson of Drumochter
Thomas Macpherson, 1st Baron Macpherson of Drumochter , was a Scottish businessman, public servant and Labour Party politician....
. He had previously represented Romford
Romford (UK Parliament constituency)
Romford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
in Parliament. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2008.
Barons Macpherson of Drumochter (1951)
- Thomas Macpherson, 1st Baron Macpherson of DrumochterThomas Macpherson, 1st Baron Macpherson of DrumochterThomas Macpherson, 1st Baron Macpherson of Drumochter , was a Scottish businessman, public servant and Labour Party politician....
(1888–1965) - (James) Gordon Macpherson, 2nd Baron Macpherson of Drumochter (1924–2008)
- James Anthony Macpherson, 3rd Baron Macpherson of Drumochter (b. 1979)