Baron Archibald
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Baron Archibald, of Woodside in the City of Glasgow
, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created on 12 July 1949 for George Archibald
. He subsequently served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
under Clement Attlee
. His son, the second Baron, disclaimed
the peerage ten days after his succession in 1975. He was an economist. The peerage became extinct on his death in 1996.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, was 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 on 12 July 1949 for George Archibald
George Archibald, 1st Baron Archibald
George Archibald, 1st Baron Archibald CBE was a British Labour politician.Archibald was the son of George W. Archibald, of Glasgow, and was educated at St George's Road Elementary School and Alan Glen's High School. During the Second World War he served as Controller of the Ministry of Information...
. He subsequently served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
The Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard is a UK government post usually held by the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords...
under Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955...
. His son, the second Baron, disclaimed
Peerage Act 1963
The Peerage Act 1963 is the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that permitted peeresses in their own right and all Scottish hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, and which allows newly inherited hereditary peerages to be "disclaimed".-Background:The Act resulted largely from the...
the peerage ten days after his succession in 1975. He was an economist. The peerage became extinct on his death in 1996.
Barons Archibald (1949)
- George Archibald, 1st Baron ArchibaldGeorge Archibald, 1st Baron ArchibaldGeorge Archibald, 1st Baron Archibald CBE was a British Labour politician.Archibald was the son of George W. Archibald, of Glasgow, and was educated at St George's Road Elementary School and Alan Glen's High School. During the Second World War he served as Controller of the Ministry of Information...
(1898–1975) - George Christopher Archibald, 2nd Baron ArchibaldGeorge Christopher ArchibaldGeorge Christopher Archibald , also known as Chris Archibald, was a British economist, a researcher and professor. He played a significant role in building the new University of Essex into a premier UK research centre for the social sciences in the 1960s.Archibald was born in Scotland the first...
(1926–1996) (disclaimed 1975)