Baron Strathalmond
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Baron Strathalmond, of Pumpherston in the County of Midlothian, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1955 for the businessman Sir William Fraser
. He was chairman of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
(known as BP
from 1954) from 1941 to 1956. His son, the second Baron, was managing director of the Kuwait Oil Company and a director of BP
and later chairman of Govan Shipbuilders
. the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1976.
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 1955 for the businessman Sir William Fraser
William Fraser, 1st Baron Strathalmond
William Fraser, 1st Baron Strathalmond, MBE , was a Scottish businessman and a leading expert on the oil industry. He served as chairman of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company from 1941 to 1956....
. He was chairman of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
Anglo-Persian Oil Company
The Anglo-Persian Oil Company was founded in 1908 following the discovery of a large oil field in Masjed Soleiman, Iran. It was the first company to extract petroleum from the Middle East...
(known as BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
from 1954) from 1941 to 1956. His son, the second Baron, was managing director of the Kuwait Oil Company and a director of BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
and later chairman of Govan Shipbuilders
Govan Shipbuilders
Govan Shipbuilders Ltd was a British shipbuilding company based on the River Clyde at Glasgow in Scotland. It operated the former Fairfield Shipyard and took its name from the Govan area in which it was located.-History:...
. the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1976.
Barons Strathalmond (1955)
- William Fraser, 1st Baron StrathalmondWilliam Fraser, 1st Baron StrathalmondWilliam Fraser, 1st Baron Strathalmond, MBE , was a Scottish businessman and a leading expert on the oil industry. He served as chairman of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company from 1941 to 1956....
(1888–1970) - William Fraser, 2nd Baron Strathalmond (1916–1976)
- William Robertson Fraser, 3rd Baron Strathalmond (b. 1947)