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Geddes, Baron (UK, 1942)

Creation: let. pat. 28 Jan 1942

Family name: Geddes

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Arms:

Azure three Geds naiant Or on a Chief engrailed of the last as many Boars' Heads couped Sable armed Argent langued Gules

Crest:

A Demi-Pike hauriant environed of the Circlet of a Lord Baron's Coronet all proper

Supporters:

[On a Compartment semée of Sea-pinks] On either side a Ged proper

Motto:

Capta Majora (Strive to hold fast to the greater things)

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Auckland Campbell [Geddes], 1st Baron Geddes, GCMG KCB PC

2nd son of Acland Campbell Geddes CIE, of Edinburgh, by his wife Christina Helen McLeod Anderson, dau. of Rev Dr Alexander Anderson, of Chanonry, Old Aberdeen

born

21 Jun 1879

mar.

8 Sep 1906 Isabella Gamble Ross (d. 8 Jan 1917), 3rd dau. of William A Ross, of Staten Island, New York, USA

died

8 Jun 1954

created

28 Jan 1942 Baron Geddes, of Rolvenden in the County of Kent

suc. by

son

note

Minister of National Service 1917-18;  Minister of Reconstruction 1919;  President of the Board of Trade 1919-20

Ross Campbell [Geddes], 2nd Baron Geddes, KBE

born

20 Jul 1907

mar.

26 Jan 1931 Enid Mary Butler, only child of Clarence Henry Butler, of Tenterden, co. Kent

died

2 Feb 1975

suc. by

son

Euan Michael Ross [Geddes], 3rd Baron Geddes

born

3 Sep 1937

mar. (1)

7 May 1966 Gillian Butler (d. Jul 1995), dau. of William Arthur Butler, of Stable house, Peppard Common, co. Oxford

children by first wife

1. Hon James George Neil Geddes (b. 10 Sep 1969), mar. Alice A Alexander, yst. dau. of Robert Alexander, of Burghclere, co. Hampshire, and has issue:

1a. Angus Ross Alexander Geddes (b. 22 Nov 2005)

2a. Lachlan Robert Campbell Geddes (b. 23 Jan 2008)

1. Hon (Margaret) Clair Geddes (b. 5 Oct 1967), mar. (1) 1997 Richard Leslie Matthews (d. 26 Sep 2000), and (2) 2000 Jared Carlson Crawford, son of Richard Crawford, of Rochester, New York, USA, and has issue by her first husband

mar. (2)

7 Sep 1996 Susan Margaret Hunter (former wife of ..... Hunter), 2nd dau. of George Harold Carter, of Kingswood, co. Surrey

note

elected hereditary peer (Deputy Speaker - Conservative), House of Lords 1999

 Last updated 6 Feb 2011

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Title:

3rd Baron Geddes, of Rolvenden in the County of Kent

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 28 Jan 1942)

Address:

Lime Tree House, Stradbroke, Suffolk IP21 5JX

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