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Selsdon, Baron (UK, 1932)

Creation: let. pat. 14 Jan 1932

Family name: Mitchell-Thomson

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Arms:

Per pale Argent and Gules between three Mascles a Stag's Head cabossed all counterchanged

Crest:

A Dexter Hand couped at the wrist proper grasping a Cross Crosslet fitchy in bend sinister Gules

Supporters:

On either side a Sea-horse proper crined Sable finned Or

Motto:

Deus Providebit (God will provide)

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William Lowson [Mitchell-Thomson], 1st Baron Selsdon, KBE PC

1st son of Sir Mitchell Thomson later Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Bt., Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1897-1900, by his first wife Eliza Flowerdew Lowson, dau. of William Lowson, of Bathaycock, co. Perth

born

15 Apr 1877

mar. (1)

1909 (div. 1932) Anne Madeline McEacharn (d. 1946), 2nd dau. of Sir Malcolm Donald McEacharn, of Galloway House, Garlieston, co. Wigtown, and Goathland, Melbourne

mar. (2)

18 Jan 1933 Effie Lilian Loder Johnson (d. 12 Apr 1956), former wife of Walter Harte Lode Johnson, and dau. of Lt Col Charles Brennan, of Mullingar, Co. Westmeath

only child by second wife

1. Hon Patrick Mitchell-Thomason, later 2nd Baron Selsdon

died

24 Dec 1938

created

14 Jan 1932 Baron Selsdon, of Croydon in the County of Surrey

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Advocate 1903; Member of Parliament (Conservative) for North West Lanarkshire 1906-10, for North Down 1910-18, for Glasgow Maryhill 1918-22 and for Croydon South 1923-32; CBE 1918; KBE 1918; suc. his father 16 Nov 1918 as 2nd Baronet, styled "of Polmood"; Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Food 1920-21 and Board of Trade 1921-22; Privy Councillor 1924; Post Master General 1924-29

Patrick [Mitchell-Thomson], 2nd Baron Selsdon

born

28 May 1913

mar. (1)

12 Nov 1936 (div. 1944) Phoebette Swithinbank (mar. (2) 23 Apr 1949 Simon Talbot Sitwell DFC; d. 1991), 1st dau. of Crossley Swithinbank, of Donnington Grove, Newbury, co. Berkshire, by his first wife Phoebe Dingwall Williams, dau. of Alexander Williams, of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

children by first wife

1. Hon Malcolm McEacharn Mitchell-Thomson, later 3rd Baron Selsdon

1. Hon (Mary) Gail Mitchell-Thomson (b. 11 Oct 1939), mar. 1963 Dr Patrick John Joseph O'Kelly, only son of Patrick O'Kelly, of Dublin, Ireland, and has issue

mar. (2)

29 Aug 1944 Dorothy Greenish (mar. (2) 1972 Charles Larking; d. 1988), 1st dau. of Frederick John Greenish, of Honnington Hall, co. Lincoln

only child by second wife

2. Hon Petrina Frances Anne Mitchell-Thomson (b. 7 Apr 1945), mar. 5 May 1967 James Geoffrey Lennox Pugh, of Whitelands, Rudford, co. Gloucester, son of Geoffrey Pugh, of Temple Guiting House, co. Gloucester, and has issue

died

7 Feb 1963

suc. by

son by first wife

Malcolm McEacharn [Mitchell-Thomson], 3rd Baron Selsdon

born

27 Oct 1937

mar. (1)

2 Jun 1965 (div. 19..) Patricia Anne Smith (d. 20 Aug 2018), dau. of Donald Smith, of Haslemere, co .Surrey

only child by first wife

1. Hon Callum Malcolm McEacharn Mitchell-Thomson (b. 7 Nov 1969)

mar. (2)

1995 Gabrielle Tesseron (former wife of ..... Tesseron), dau. of Richard G Williams

note

elected to the House of Lords (Conservative) 1999

Last updated 24 Jun 2019

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Titles:

3rd Baron Selsdon, of Croydon in the County of Surrey

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 14 Jan 1932)

4th Baronet, styled "of Polmood"

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 26 Sep 1900)

Address:

c/o House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW

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