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Boyd-Orr, Baron (UK, 1949 - 1971)

Creation: let.pat. 9 Mar 1949

Extinct: 25 Jun 1971

Family name: Boyd-Orr

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Arms:

Argent three Piles conjoined in point Gules each charged with a Wheat Ear Or on a Chief chequy of the second and first a Pale Azure charged with an Estoile of six rays of the first

Crest:

A Dexter Hand couped at the wrist with a Dove rising her wings elevated holding in her beak an Olive Twig

Supporters:

On either side a Wheat Sheaf all proper

Motto:

 Panis et Pax

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John [Orr later Boyd-Orr], 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, CH DSO MC

1st son and heir of Robert Clark Orr by his wife Annie Morton Boyd, dau. of James Boyd, of Ardeer, Stevenson, co. Ayr

born

23 Sep 1880

mar.

21 Feb 1915 Elizabeth Pearson Callum, dau. of John Bainbridge Callum, of West Kilbride, co. Ayr

children

1. Donald Noel Boyd Boyd-Orr, served in Second World War in RAF and killed in action (b. 19 May 1921; dvp. Dec 1941)

1. Hon Elizabeth Boyd Boyd-Orr (b. 8 Jan 1916), mar. 22 Aug 1943 Lt Col Kenneth Alfred John Barton, of Brathinch, Brechin, co. Angus, son of Robert Arthur Barton, of Grove Farm, Newport, and has issue

2. Hon Helen Anne Boyd Boyd-Orr (b. 12 May 1919; d. Dec 1944), mar. 7 Jul 1939 David Miles Lubbock, of Farnell, Brechin, co. Angus (b. 5 Mar 1911; d. Sep 1992), 2nd son of Maj Geoffrey Lubbock, of Windlesham, co. Surrey (by his wife Marguerite Agaranthe Tennant, widow of Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Bt., and dau. of Col Charles William Miles, of Burtonhill, Malmesbury, co. Wiltshire), 2nd son of Henry James Lubbock (by his wife Frances Mary Turton, yst. dau. of Rev Henry Turton, of Betley, co. Stafford), brother of John [Lubbock], 1st Baron Avebury, and 2nd son of Sir John William Lubbock, 3rd Bt., and had issue

died

25 Jun 1971

created

9 Mar 1949 Baron Boyd-Orr, of Brechin Mearns in the County of Angus

note

served in First World War with Royal Army Medical Corps and later in the Royal Navy; FRS 1932; knighted 1935; Director-General, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation 1945-48; Member of Parliament for Scottish Universities 1945-47; Rector of Glasgow University 1945-47; Chancellor of Glasgow University 1947; received Nobel Peace Prize 1949; Companion of Honour 1968

On the death of the 1st Baron Boyd-Orr the Barony of Boyd-Orr became extinct.

 First written 1 Aug 2006

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