John Alston Maxton, Baron Maxton1

M, #191581
Last Edited=23 May 2006
     John Alston Maxton, Baron Maxton was created Baron Maxton, of Blackwaterfoot in Ayrshire and Arran [U.K. Life Peer] on 17 June 2004.1

Citations

  1. [S134] Heraldic Media Ltd., online http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/, Patrick Cracoft-Brennan (Cracroft Peerage Database v5.2), downloaded 1 November 2006.

Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford1

M, #191582, b. 8 January 1936, d. 28 April 2020
Last Edited=9 Jan 2022
     Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford was born on 8 January 1936.2 He was the son of Henry Wilkinson May.2 He married Judith Feiner in 1962.2 He died on 28 April 2020 at age 84.3
     He was educated at Sydney Boys' High School, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaG.4 He graduated from Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)4 He graduated from Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)4 He was Lecturer in Applied MAths between 1959 and 1961 at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.4 He was Senior Lecturer in Theoretical Physics in 1962 at Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.4 He was Reader in Theoretical Physics between 1964 and 1969 at Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.4 He held the office of Personal Chair of the Sydney University between 1969 and 1973.4 He was Professor of Plasma Physics in 1971 at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.4 He wrote the book Stability and Complexity in Model Ecosystems, published 1973.4 He was Professor of Biology between 1973 and 1988 at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.4 He wrote the book Theoretical Ecology: Principles and Applications, published 1976.4 He wrote the book Population Biology of Infectious Diseases, published 1982.4 He wrote the book Exploitation of Marine Communities, published 1984.4 He wrote the book Perspectives in Ecological Theory, published 1989.4 He wrote the book Infectious Diseases of Humans: dynamics and control, published 1991.4 He wrote the book Extinction Rates, published 1994.4 He was appointed Companion, Order of Australia (A.C.) in 1998.2 He wrote the book Virus Dynamics, published 2000.4 He was created Baron May of Oxford, of Oxford in the County of Oxfordshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 18 July 2001.1 He was awarded the Order of Merit (O.M.) in 2002.2

Child of Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford and Judith Feiner

Citations

  1. [S134] Heraldic Media Ltd., online http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/, Patrick Cracoft-Brennan (Cracroft Peerage Database v5.2), downloaded 1 November 2006.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2653. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.
  4. [S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."

Horace Maybray King, Baron Maybray-King1

M, #191583, d. 3 September 1986
Last Edited=20 Sep 2009
Horace King, Baron Maybray-King 2
     Horace Maybray King, Baron Maybray-King died on 3 September 1986.1
     He was created Baron Maybray-King, of the City of Southampton [U.K. Life Peer] on 2 March 1971.1

Citations

  1. [S134] Heraldic Media Ltd., online http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/, Patrick Cracoft-Brennan (Cracroft Peerage Database v5.2), downloaded 1 November 2006.
  2. [S300] Michael Rhodes, "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 8 February. Hereinafter cited as "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection."

Christopher Paget Mayhew, Baron Mayhew1

M, #191584, b. 12 June 1915, d. 7 January 1997
Last Edited=27 Jun 2015
     Christopher Paget Mayhew, Baron Mayhew was born on 12 June 1915.2 He married Cicely Elizabeth Ludlam in 1949.2 He died on 7 January 1997 at age 81.1
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Labour) for South Norfolk between 1945 and 1950.2 He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs between 1946 and 1950.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Labour) for Woolwich East between 1951 and 1974.2 He held the office of Minister of Defence between 1964 and 1966.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Greenwich, Woolwich East in 1974.2 He was created Baron Mayhew, of Wimbledon in Greater London [U.K. Life Peer] on 6 July 1981.1

Citations

  1. [S134] Heraldic Media Ltd., online http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/, Patrick Cracoft-Brennan (Cracroft Peerage Database v5.2), downloaded 1 November 2006.
  2. [S212] Obituaries, The Independent, London, U.K.. Hereinafter cited as The Independent.

Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden1

M, #191585, b. 11 September 1929, d. 25 June 2016
Last Edited=13 Jul 2016
Patrick Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden 2
     Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden was born on 11 September 1929.3 He was the son of Major Alfred Geoffrey Horace Mayhew and Sheila Margaret Burke Roche.4 He married Jean Elizabeth Gurney, daughter of John Gurney and Ann Howard Ogilvy, on 15 April 1963.3 He died on 25 June 2016 at age 86.5
     He was educated at Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, Kent, England.3 He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, Master of Arts (M.A.)3 He gained the rank of Captain in the 4th/7th Royal Dragoons.3 He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1955 entitled to practise as a barrister.3 He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1972.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Roy Tunbridge Wells between February 1974 and 1983.3 He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Employment between 1979 and 1981.3 He held the office of Bencher of the Middle Temple in 1980.3 He held the office of Minister of State, Home Office between 1981 and 1983.3 He was appointed Knight in 1983.3 He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1983 and 1987.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Tunbridge Wells between 1983 and 1997.3 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1986.3 He held the office of Attorney-General between 1987 and 1992.3 He held the office of Northern Ireland Secretary between 1992 and 1997.3 He was created Baron Mayhew of Twysden, of Kilndown in the County of Kent [U.K. Life Peer] on 12 June 1997.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent in 2001.3

Children of Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden and Jean Elizabeth Gurney

Citations

  1. [S134] Heraldic Media Ltd., online http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/, Patrick Cracoft-Brennan (Cracroft Peerage Database v5.2), downloaded 1 November 2006.
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2652. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  5. [S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.
  6. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.


Sir Thomas Kerdeston1

M, #191586
Last Edited=14 May 2006
     Sir Thomas Kerdeston married Elizabeth de la Pole, daughter of Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Lady Katherine de Stafford, circa 1425.1

Citations

  1. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 126. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

Robert Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green1

M, #191587, b. 14 May 1942, d. 17 January 2014
Last Edited=26 May 2014
     Robert Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green was born on 14 May 1942 at London, England.2 He was the son of Robert Edwin McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of Moffat and Ella Mary Gardner Garnett.2,3 He married, firstly, Sarah Alexandra Baron, daughter of Paul Hillman Baron, in 1964.2 He and Sarah Alexandra Baron were divorced in 1979.2 He married, secondly, Romilly Thompson Hobbs, daughter of Alfred Thompson Hobbs, in 1980.2 He and Romilly Thompson Hobbs were divorced in 2001.2 He married, thirdly, Athena Malpas in 2002.2 He died on 17 January 2014 at age 71 at Italy.2
     Robert Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green usually went by his middle name of Alistair.1 He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.4 He was a director of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons between 1963 and 1995.2 He was created Baron McAlpine of West Green, of West Green in the County of Hampshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 2 February 1984.1 He wrote the book The Servant, published 1992.4 He wrote the book Journal of a Collector, published 1994.4 He wrote the book Letters To a Young Politician From His Uncle, published 1995.4 He wrote the book Once A Jolly Swagman, published 1997.4

Children of Robert Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green and Sarah Alexandra Baron

Child of Robert Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green and Romilly Thompson Hobbs

Citations

  1. [S134] Heraldic Media Ltd., online http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/, Patrick Cracoft-Brennan (Cracroft Peerage Database v5.2), downloaded 1 November 2006.
  2. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.
  3. [S3327] Michael Blow, "re: Ironside Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 15 OCtober 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Ironside Family."
  4. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2448. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  5. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

William Edward John McCarthy, Baron McCarthy1

M, #191588, b. 30 July 1925, d. 18 November 2012
Last Edited=5 Jun 2014
     William Edward John McCarthy, Baron McCarthy was born on 30 July 1925.2 He was the son of Edward McCarthy and Louisa Kemp.3 He married Margaret Godfrey, daughter of Percival Godfrey, on 14 January 1957.2,3 He died on 18 November 2012 at age 87.2
     He was educated at Ruskin College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG.3 He graduated from Nuffield College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)3 He graduated from Nuffield College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.)3 He was Lecturer in Industrial Relations at Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.3 He wrote the book The Closed Shop In Britain, published 1964.3 He was Research Director, Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers' Associations between 1965 and 1968.2 He wrote the book The Role of Shop Stewards in Briitsh Industrial Relations, published 1966.3 He was Senior Economic Advisor, Department of Employment between 1968 and 1973.3 He was The Reform of Collective Bargaining at Plant and Company Level in 1971.3 He was chairman of the Railways Staff National Tribunal between 1973 and 1986.2 He was created Baron McCarthy, of Headington in the County of Oxford [U.K. Life Peer] on 19 January 1976.1 He wrote the book Making Whitley Work, published 1977.3 He wrote the book Freedom at Work, published 1985.3 He wrote the book The Future of Industrial Democracy, published 1988.3 He wrote the book New Labour at Work, published 1996.3

Citations

  1. [S134] Heraldic Media Ltd., online http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/, Patrick Cracoft-Brennan (Cracroft Peerage Database v5.2), downloaded 1 November 2006.
  2. [S212] Obituaries, The Independent, London, U.K.. Hereinafter cited as The Independent.
  3. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2454. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

John Herbert McCluskey, Baron McCluskey1

M, #191589, b. 12 June 1929, d. 20 July 2017
Last Edited=2 Aug 2017
     John Herbert McCluskey, Baron McCluskey was born on 12 June 1929.2 He was the son of Francis John McCluskey and Margaret Doonan.2 He married Ruth Friedland, daughter of Aaron Friedland, in 1956.2 He died on 20 July 2017 at age 88.3
     He was educated at St. Bede's College, Manchester, Lancashire, EnglandG.2 He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in 1950 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)2 He graduated from Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in 1952 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)2 He gained the rank of Flying Officer in 1953 in the Royal Air Force.2 He was a practising Advocate in 1955.2 He was Advocate Depute between 1964 and 1971.2 He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1967.1 He held the office of Sheriff Principal of Dumfries and Galloway between 1973 and 1974.2 He held the office of Solicitor-General [Scotland] between 1974 and 1979.2 He was created Baron McCluskey, of Churchhill in the District of the City of Edinburgh [U.K. Life Peer] on 29 September 1976.1 He held the office of Lord of Session between 1984 and 2000.2 He wrote the book Law, Justice and Democracy, published 1987.2 He wrote the book Butterworth's Scottish Criminal Law and Practice, published 1988, editor.2 He wrote the book Criminal Appeals, published 1992.2

Children of John Herbert McCluskey, Baron McCluskey and Ruth Friedland

Citations

  1. [S134] Heraldic Media Ltd., online http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/, Patrick Cracoft-Brennan (Cracroft Peerage Database v5.2), downloaded 1 November 2006.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2459. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S466] Notices, The Telegraph, London, UK. Hereinafter cited as The Telegraph.

Professor Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich1

M, #191590, b. 6 January 1933
Last Edited=5 Jun 2014
     Professor Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich was born on 6 January 1933.2 He is the son of Frederick George McColl and Winifred E. Murphy.2 He married Jean Lennox McNair, daughter of Arthur James McNair and Grace Mary Buist, in 1960.3
     He was educated at Hutchesons' Boys' Grammar School, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.2 He graduated from London University, London, England, in 1957 with a Bachelor of Surgery (B.S.)2 He graduated from London University, London, England, in 1957 with a Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)2 He was a doctor between 1957 and 1967 at London, England.2 He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.) in 1962.2 He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (F.R.C.S.E.) in 1962.2 He was Reader in Surgery in 1967 at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, EnglandG.2 He was Director of Surgery in 1971 at Guy's Hospital, London, England.2 He was Professor of Surgery between 1971 and 1978 at London University, London, England.2 He was appointed Fellow, American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.) in 1975.2 He wrote the book Talking To Patients, published 1982.2 He was created Baron McColl of Dulwich, of Bermondsey in the London Borough of Southwark [U.K. Life Peer] on 25 July 1989.1 He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1997.1

Children of Professor Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich and Jean Lennox McNair

Citations

  1. [S134] Heraldic Media Ltd., online http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/, Patrick Cracoft-Brennan (Cracroft Peerage Database v5.2), downloaded 1 November 2006.
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2460. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]