Baron MacAndrew
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Baron MacAndrew, of the Firth of Clyde, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1959 for the Scottish
Unionist politician Sir Charles MacAndrew. He was Chairman of Ways and Means
(Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
) from 1951 to 1959. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1989.
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 1959 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...
Unionist politician Sir Charles MacAndrew. He was Chairman of Ways and Means
Chairman of Ways and Means
In the United Kingdom, the Chairman of Ways and Means is a senior member of the House of Commons who acts as one of the Speaker's three deputies...
(Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
) from 1951 to 1959. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1989.
Barons MacAndrew (1959)
- Charles Glen MacAndrew, 1st Baron MacAndrew (1888–1979)
- Colin Nevil Glen MacAndrew, 2nd Baron MacAndrew (1919–1989)
- Christopher Anthony Colin MacAndrew, 3rd Baron MacAndrew (b. 1945)