Baron Tedder
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Baron Tedder, of Glenguin in the County of Stirling, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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 1946 for Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Marshal of the Royal Air Force is the highest rank in the Royal Air Force. In peacetime it was granted to RAF officers in the appointment of Chief of the Defence Staff, and to retired Chiefs of the Air Staff, who were promoted to it on their last day of service. Promotions to the rank have ceased...

, Sir Arthur Tedder
Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, GCB was a senior British air force commander. During the First World War, he was a pilot and squadron commander in the Royal Flying Corps and he went on to serve as a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the inter-war...

. His second son, the second Baron, was Purdie Professor of Chemistry at the University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...

. the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1994.

Sir Arthur John Tedder, father of the first Baron, was Commissioner of the Board of Customs and devised the old age pension scheme.

Barons Tedder (1946)

  • Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
    Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
    Marshal of the Royal Air Force Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, GCB was a senior British air force commander. During the First World War, he was a pilot and squadron commander in the Royal Flying Corps and he went on to serve as a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the inter-war...

     (1890–1967)
  • John Tedder, 2nd Baron Tedder
    John Tedder, 2nd Baron Tedder
    John Michael Tedder, 2nd Baron Tedder, FRSE , was the Purdie Professor of Chemistry at St. Andrews University, Scotland.-Early life and education:...

    (1926–1994)
  • Robin Tedder, 3rd Baron Tedder (b. 1955)
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