Baron Fraser of Allander, of Dineiddwg in the
County of Stirling
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, was a title in the
United Kingdom
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. It was created on 30 December 1964 for the Scottish businessman
Hugh Fraser, grandson of
Hugh Fraser of the
House of Fraser
House of Fraser (also operating as Frasers) is a British department store group with 44 locations across the United Kingdom, which is now part of Frasers Group. It was established in Glasgow, Scotland in 1849 as Arthur and Fraser. By 1891, it w ...
department store group. He had previously been created a Baronet, of Dineiddwg in the County of Stirling, in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain.
Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
James I of E ...
on 19 January 1961.
He was succeeded by his only son, the second Baron, who
disclaimed the peerage for life in 1966. Known thereafter as Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet, he only sired daughters, so at his death in 1987 both the peerage and baronetcy became extinct.
Barons Fraser of Allander (1964)
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Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander
Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander (15 January 1903 – 6 November 1966), was the grandson of Hugh Fraser I, and the father of Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet. He inherited his father's shop and built it into the large retail chain now ...
(1903–1966)
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Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baron Fraser of Allander (1936–1987) (
disclaimed 1966)
Arms
References
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Extinct baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1964