Baron Colgrain
| Baron Colgrain | |
|---|---|
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| Crest | A boar’s head erect and erased Azure issuing from a wreath of myrtle leaved and flowered Proper. |
| Shield | Gyronny of eight Or and Sable on a chief Azure a bezant between two crescents of the first. |
| Supporters | On the dexter side a horse Argent and on the sinister side a boar Azure. |
| Motto | Fac Et Spera [1] |
Baron Colgrain, of Everlands in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1946 for the Scottish banker Colin Campbell.[2] He was President of the British Bankers' Association from 1938 to 1946. As of 2017[update] the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2008. Since 2017 he has been one of the 92 hereditary peers chosen to remain in the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999.[3]
The family seat is Bushes Farm, near Sevenoaks, Kent.
Barons Colgrain (1946)
[edit]- Colin Frederick Campbell, 1st Baron Colgrain (1866–1954)
- Donald Swinton Campbell, 2nd Baron Colgrain (1891–1973)
- David Colin Campbell, 3rd Baron Colgrain (1920–2008)
- Alastair Colin Leckie Campbell, 4th Baron Colgrain (b. 1951)[4]
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Thomas Colin Donald Campbell (b. 1984).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.
- ^ "No. 37461". The London Gazette. 8 February 1946. p. 864.
- ^ David Beamish (27 March 2017). "Hereditary peers' by-election, March 2017: result" (PDF). House of Lords.
- ^ Harris, Mary (21 March 2013). "Beef farmer is appointed as the High Sheriff of Kent". sevenoakspeople.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
Notes
[edit]- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
