Baron Bilsland, of Kinrara in the County of Inverness, 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 31 January 1950 for
Sir Steven Bilsland, 2nd Baronet, head of Bilsland Brothers Ltd, bakers, of
Glasgow
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. The titles became extinct on his death on 10 December 1970. The Baronetcy, of Park Circus in the City of Glasgow, was created in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain.
To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...
on 25 November 1907
for
William Bilsland
Sir William Bilsland LLD (17 March 1847 – 27 August 1921) was a Scottish baker who owned one of Scotland's largest bakeries, and was Lord Provost of Glasgow. He was an elder of the United Free Church of Scotland and a supporter of the temp ...
, a partner of Bilsland Brothers, founded by his brother James Bilsland, and
Lord Provost of Glasgow
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from 1905 to 1908. He was succeeded by his only surviving son, the aforementioned second Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1950.
Bilsland baronets, of Park Circus (1907)
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Sir William Bilsland, 1st Baronet (1847–1921)
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Sir (Alexander) Steven Bilsland, 2nd Baronet (1892–1970) (created Baron Bilsland in 1950)
Barons Bilsland (1950)
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(Alexander) Steven Bilsland, 1st Baron Bilsland (1892–1970)
References
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Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1950