Sir Edward Hunter-Blair, 8th Baronet
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Sir Edward Thomas Hunter Blair, 8th Baronet, landowner and forester, died at Fleet Valley nursing home
, 21 October 2006. He was age 85. He was born 15 December 1920, son of Sir James Hunter Blair, 7th Baronet, by his wife Jean Galloway McIntyre, and was educated at Eton College
and Balliol College, Oxford
.
county council
from 1970–1971; Civil Servant, 1941–1943; journalist
(assistant Foreign Editor) 1944-1949; Member of the Council of the Wyndham Trust, 1992–1996; Member of the Scottish
Association for Public Transport from 1993; President, Dumfries and Galloway Mountaineering Club.
He published "Our Troubled Future" his controversial autobiography in 1993 (published by GC Book Publishers Ltd, Wigtown Dumfries & Galloway DG8 9HL)
He succeeded to the baronet
cy (created in 1786), on the demise of his father, 1985.
He married Norma, daughter of Walter Sidney Harris a master baker in 1956, and they adopted a son, Alan, and a daughter, Helen.
He later "married" Jonet Clemency Wilson Reid of Robertland daughter of David Wilson Reid of Robertland, Baron of Robertland and Archivist of Glasgow University and his wife Diana Rosamond Angell secretary of the Baronetage of Scotland (1973–1997).
The baronetcy now devolves upon his kinsman, Patrick David Hunter Blair, born in 1958. This was because his only son, Alan Hunter Blair was adopted and consequently denied the baronetcy.
Blair's funeral took place at Straiton
Parish Church, 27 October 2006.
Nursing home
A nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit , care home, rest home, or old people's home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living...
, 21 October 2006. He was age 85. He was born 15 December 1920, son of Sir James Hunter Blair, 7th Baronet, by his wife Jean Galloway McIntyre, and was educated at 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"....
and Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
.
Career
Served in World War II for 8 months with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry joined January 1941- discharged September 1941; member of KirkcudbrightshireKirkcudbrightshire
The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire was a county of south-western Scotland. It was also known as East Galloway, forming the larger Galloway region with Wigtownshire....
county council
County council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.-United Kingdom:...
from 1970–1971; Civil Servant, 1941–1943; journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
(assistant Foreign Editor) 1944-1949; Member of the Council of the Wyndham Trust, 1992–1996; Member of 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...
Association for Public Transport from 1993; President, Dumfries and Galloway Mountaineering Club.
He published "Our Troubled Future" his controversial autobiography in 1993 (published by GC Book Publishers Ltd, Wigtown Dumfries & Galloway DG8 9HL)
He succeeded to the baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
cy (created in 1786), on the demise of his father, 1985.
He married Norma, daughter of Walter Sidney Harris a master baker in 1956, and they adopted a son, Alan, and a daughter, Helen.
He later "married" Jonet Clemency Wilson Reid of Robertland daughter of David Wilson Reid of Robertland, Baron of Robertland and Archivist of Glasgow University and his wife Diana Rosamond Angell secretary of the Baronetage of Scotland (1973–1997).
The baronetcy now devolves upon his kinsman, Patrick David Hunter Blair, born in 1958. This was because his only son, Alan Hunter Blair was adopted and consequently denied the baronetcy.
Blair's funeral took place at Straiton
Straiton
Straiton is a village on the River Girvan in South Ayrshire in Scotland, mainly built in the 18th century, but with some recent housing.It was the main location for the film The Match, where two rival pubs played an annual football match as a challenge...
Parish Church, 27 October 2006.