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     Malcolm Stewart McCorquodale, 1st and last Baron McCorquodale of Newton was born on 29 March 1901.¹ He was the son of Norman McCorquodale and Constance Helena Burton.^2,1 He married, firstly, Winifred Sophia Doris Clark, daughter of James Oscar Max Clark, on 3 October 1931.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Daisy Yoskyl Consuelo Pearson, daughter of Weetman Harold Miller Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray and Agnes Beryl Spencer-Churchill, on 26 January 1962.¹ He died on 25 September 1971 at age 70.¹
     Malcolm Stewart McCorquodale, 1st and last Baron McCorquodale of Newton was educated at Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, London, England.¹ He graduated from Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1922 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.).¹ He graduated from Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1924 with a master of Arts (M.A.).¹ He was chairman of McCorquodale and Company Ltd.¹ He was a director of the Bank of Scotland.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (National Conservative) for Yorkshire, Sowerby Division between 1931 and 1945.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary in 1939, to the President of the Board of Trade.¹ He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1940 and 1941.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1942 and 1945, to the Minister of labour.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Epsom between 1947 and 1955.¹ He was created 1st Baron McCorquodale of Newton, in the County Palatine of Lancaster [U.K.] on 2 September 1955.¹

     Winifred Sophia Doris Clark was the daughter of James Oscar Max Clark.¹ She married Malcolm Stewart McCorquodale, 1st and last Baron McCorquodale of Newton, son of Norman McCorquodale and Constance Helena Burton, on 3 October 1931.¹ She died on 16 November 1960.¹
     Her married name became McCorquodale.

     James Oscar Max Clark died before 1963.
     James Oscar Max Clark lived at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹

     Vera Emily Ridley was the daughter of Arthur William Ridley and Adriana Elizabeth Newton.² She married Bertram Francis Gurdon, 2nd Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth, son of Robert Thornhagh Gurdon, 1st Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth and Emily Frances Heathcote, on 18 July 1903.¹ She died on 15 November 1966.¹
     As a result of her marriage, Vera Emily Ridley was styled as Baroness Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth on 18 July 1903. From 18 July 1903, her married name became Gurdon. She was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1945.¹

     Arthur William Ridley was born on 11 September 1852. He married Adriana Elizabeth Newton on 9 February 1882. He died on 10 August 1916 at age 63.

     Adriana Elizabeth Newton married Arthur William Ridley on 9 February 1882. She died on 21 May 1910.
     Her married name became Ridley.

     Major Hon. John Clive Darling was born on 15 June 1887.² He was the son of Charles John Darling, 1st Baron Darling and Mary Caroline Greathed.¹ He married Eleanor Joan Martin Powell, daughter of Henry Martin Powell, on 17 August 1918.² He died on 5 February 1933 at age 45.²
     Major Hon. John Clive Darling fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches and was wounded.² He was decorated with the award of Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.² He retired from the military in 1923, with the rank of Major, late of the 20th and 8th Hussars.²

     Eleanor Joan Martin Powell is the daughter of Henry Martin Powell.¹ She married, firstly, Major Hon. John Clive Darling, son of Charles John Darling, 1st Baron Darling and Mary Caroline Greathed, on 17 August 1918.² She married, secondly, Reverend Francis Cyprian Dickson, son of Reverend R. H. Dickson, on 6 November 1945.²
     From 17 August 1918, her married name became Darling. From 6 November 1945, her married name became Dickson.

     
     Henry Martin Powell held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire.¹ He lived at Wilverley Park, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England.

     Reverend Francis Cyprian Dickson is the son of Reverend R. H. Dickson. He married Eleanor Joan Martin Powell, daughter of Henry Martin Powell, on 6 November 1945.¹
     Reverend Francis Cyprian Dickson was the Vicar at Emery Down, Hampshire, England.¹