Ian Macpherson, 3rd Baron Strathcarron
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Ian David Patrick Macpherson, 3rd Baron Strathcarron, (born 31 March 1949 in London
) is a British peer
, the Right Honourable Lord Strathcarron of Banchor and inherited the title on the death of his father David William Anthony Blyth Macpherson, 2nd Baron Strathcarron
on 31 August 2006
After education at Hill House School
, Horris Hill, Eton College
, Hollingbourne Manor and Grenoble University, Lord Strathcarron spent ten years in the Orient
working for Time-Life
and as a freelance journalist and copywriter. In 1970 he founded Japan Europa Press Agency in Tokyo and sold it in London in 2006.
He became a Partner in Strathcarron & Company in 1974, and a founder and Director of Global Alliance Automotive Ltd, a transnational version of Strathcarron & Company in 1993.
In 1995 he founded Strathcarron Sports Cars plc
manufacturers of sports/racing cars and since 2006 he has been a Trustee and Director of the National Motor Museum
in Beaulieu, Hampshire
http://www.nationalmotormuseum.org.uk.
He is Chairman of Sophie Macpherson Ltd, a fine arts recruitment company, and a Director of Rory Macpherson Ltd., an interior design company.
Since 1985 he has been a student of Practical Philosophy at the School of Economic Science. In 2005 he qualified as a Yachtmaster Instructor.
He is also the author of two spy thriller novels for Troubador: "Invisibility", "Black Beach".
Lord Strathcarron is currently working on his yacht
Vasco da Gama. He has recreated Lord Byron
's 1809-1811 Grand Tour of the Mediterranean for the book "Joy Unconfined! Lord Byron's Grand Tour Re-Toured" published by Signal Books, an imprint of Christopher Hurst.
The first part of a Mark Twain
travel trilogy, based on Twain's 1867 tour of the Holy Land
resulted in the book "Innocence & War: Mark Twain's Holy Land Revisited", to be published in 2012 in the US by Dover Publications and in the UK by Signal Books. The second part of the trilogy, recreating Mark Twain
's 1896 lecture tour of India
for the book "The Indian Equator; Mark Twain's India Revisited' will also be published by in the US by Dover Publications and in the UK by Signal Books, due 2013.
He married the former Gillian Rosimund Allison(born: 19 September 1946) in 1974 and they have two children, The Honourable Sophie Ananda Macpherson (born: 14 April 1978) and the Honourable Rory David Alisdair Macpherson (born: 15 April 1982).
London
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) is a British peer
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
, the Right Honourable Lord Strathcarron of Banchor and inherited the title on the death of his father David William Anthony Blyth Macpherson, 2nd Baron Strathcarron
David William Anthony Blyth Macpherson, 2nd Baron Strathcarron
David William Anthony Blyth Macpherson, 2nd Baron Strathcarron was best known as the "motorcycling peer". He inherited the Barony on his father's death in 1937, but lost his automatic right to a seat in the House of Lords with the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999.He served in the Royal Air...
on 31 August 2006
After education at Hill House School
Hill House School
Of the many schools named Hill House School, there is one which is a preparatory day school based in Knightsbridge, London. It was founded in September 1951 by Lt-Col Stuart Townend and has several branches located in West London and in Switzerland...
, Horris Hill, Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, Hollingbourne Manor and Grenoble University, Lord Strathcarron spent ten years in the Orient
Orient
The Orient means "the East." It is a traditional designation for anything that belongs to the Eastern world or the Far East, in relation to Europe. In English it is a metonym that means various parts of Asia.- Derivation :...
working for Time-Life
Time-Life
Time–Life is a creator and direct marketer of books, music, video/DVD, and multimedia products. Its products are sold throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia through television, print, retail, the Internet, telemarketing, and direct sales....
and as a freelance journalist and copywriter. In 1970 he founded Japan Europa Press Agency in Tokyo and sold it in London in 2006.
He became a Partner in Strathcarron & Company in 1974, and a founder and Director of Global Alliance Automotive Ltd, a transnational version of Strathcarron & Company in 1993.
In 1995 he founded Strathcarron Sports Cars plc
Strathcarron Sports Cars plc
Strathcarron Sports Cars plc was a British car manufacturer in business from 1998 until 2001.-Company Overview:Strathcarron produced two models while in business between 1999 and 2002, the Strathcarron SC-5A, and the Strathcarron SC-6, which in essence was the same as the SC-5A, only with ABS...
manufacturers of sports/racing cars and since 2006 he has been a Trustee and Director of the National Motor Museum
National Motor Museum
The National Motor Museum is a museum in the village of Beaulieu, set in the heart of the New Forest, in the English county of Hampshire.- History :...
in Beaulieu, Hampshire
Beaulieu, Hampshire
Beaulieu is a small village located on the south eastern edge of the New Forest national park in Hampshire, England and home to both Palace House and the British National Motor Museum.- History :...
http://www.nationalmotormuseum.org.uk.
He is Chairman of Sophie Macpherson Ltd, a fine arts recruitment company, and a Director of Rory Macpherson Ltd., an interior design company.
Since 1985 he has been a student of Practical Philosophy at the School of Economic Science. In 2005 he qualified as a Yachtmaster Instructor.
He is also the author of two spy thriller novels for Troubador: "Invisibility", "Black Beach".
Lord Strathcarron is currently working on his yacht
Yacht
A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
Vasco da Gama. He has recreated Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS , commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was a British poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement...
's 1809-1811 Grand Tour of the Mediterranean for the book "Joy Unconfined! Lord Byron's Grand Tour Re-Toured" published by Signal Books, an imprint of Christopher Hurst.
The first part of a Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
travel trilogy, based on Twain's 1867 tour of the Holy Land
Holy Land
The Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Kingdom of Israel as defined in the Tanakh. For Jews, the Land's identifiction of being Holy is defined in Judaism by its differentiation from other lands by virtue of the practice of Judaism often possible only in the Land of Israel...
resulted in the book "Innocence & War: Mark Twain's Holy Land Revisited", to be published in 2012 in the US by Dover Publications and in the UK by Signal Books. The second part of the trilogy, recreating Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
's 1896 lecture tour of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
for the book "The Indian Equator; Mark Twain's India Revisited' will also be published by in the US by Dover Publications and in the UK by Signal Books, due 2013.
He married the former Gillian Rosimund Allison(born: 19 September 1946) in 1974 and they have two children, The Honourable Sophie Ananda Macpherson (born: 14 April 1978) and the Honourable Rory David Alisdair Macpherson (born: 15 April 1982).