Baron Archibald, of
Woodside in the
City of Glasgow, was a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great B ...
. It was created on 12 July 1949 for
George Archibald.
He subsequently served as
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
The Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard is a Government of the United Kingdom, UK Government post usually held by the Government Whip (politics), Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords. The present Captain is Margaret Whe ...
under
Clement Attlee
Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee (3 January 18838 October 1967) was a British statesman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. At ...
. 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.
Barons Archibald (1949)
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George Archibald, 1st Baron Archibald
George Archibald, 1st Baron Archibald CBE (21 July 1898 – 25 February 1975) was a British Labour politician.
Early life
Archibald was the son of George W. Archibald, of Glasgow, and was educated at St George's Road Elementary School and Alan ...
(1898–1975)
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George Christopher Archibald, 2nd Baron Archibald (1926–1996) (
disclaimed 1975)
References
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Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1949