Baron Strang, of

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in the

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, was a title in the

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. It was created on 16 January 1954 for the prominent diplomat Sir William Strang,

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from 1949 to 1953. The title passed to his only son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1978. He was a retired Professor of Philosophy at

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. There was no heir to the barony, which became extinct on his death in 2014.

Barons Strang (1954)

William Strang, 1st Baron Strang William Strang, 1st Baron Strang (2 January 1893 – 27 May 1978) was a British diplomat who served as a leading adviser to the British Government from the 1930s to the 1950s and as Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office from 1949 to 1 ...

(1893–1978) *

Colin Strang, 2nd Baron Strang Colin Strang, 2nd Baron Strang (12 June 1922 – 19 December 2014) was a British professor of philosophy and hereditary peer. Life Strang was the only son of William Strang, 1st Baron Strang, a diplomat who served as Permanent Under-Secretary a ...

(1922–2014)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Strang Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1954