Baron Riverdale
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Baron Riverdale, of Sheffield in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1935 for the Sheffield steel manufacturer Sir Arthur Balfour, 1st Baronet
, Chairman of Arthur Balfour & Co Ltd. He had already been created a Baronet, of Sheffield in the County of York, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, in 1929. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He was Chairman and President of Balfour & Darwins Ltd (formerly Arthur Balfour & Co Ltd) as well as President of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1998. He is the only son of the Hon. Mark Robin Balfour, eldest son of the second Baron.
As of 30 June 2006, the present holder of the barony has not successfully proven his succession to the baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. However, the case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage (for more information follow this link).
The heir presumptive
is the present holder's uncle the Hon. David Rowland Balfour (b. 1938).
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 1935 for the Sheffield steel manufacturer Sir Arthur Balfour, 1st Baronet
Arthur Balfour, 1st Baron Riverdale
Arthur Balfour, 1st Baron Riverdale GBE , known as Sir Arthur Balfour, 1st Baronet, from 1929 to 1935, was a British steel manufacturer.Balfour was the son of Herbert Balfour...
, Chairman of Arthur Balfour & Co Ltd. He had already been created a Baronet, of Sheffield in the County of York, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, in 1929. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He was Chairman and President of Balfour & Darwins Ltd (formerly Arthur Balfour & Co Ltd) as well as President of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1998. He is the only son of the Hon. Mark Robin Balfour, eldest son of the second Baron.
As of 30 June 2006, the present holder of the barony has not successfully proven his succession to the baronetcy and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. However, the case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage (for more information follow this link).
Barons Riverdale (1935)
- Arthur Balfour, 1st Baron RiverdaleArthur Balfour, 1st Baron RiverdaleArthur Balfour, 1st Baron Riverdale GBE , known as Sir Arthur Balfour, 1st Baronet, from 1929 to 1935, was a British steel manufacturer.Balfour was the son of Herbert Balfour...
(1873–1957) - Robert Arthur Balfour, 2nd Baron Riverdale (1901–1998)
- Hon. Mark Robin Balfour
- Anthony Robert Balfour, 3rd Baron Riverdale (b. 1960)
The heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
is the present holder's uncle the Hon. David Rowland Balfour (b. 1938).