Ernest Greenhill, 1st Baron Greenhill

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(23 April 1887 – 18 February 1967), was a

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politician. Greenhill was the son of Maurice Greenhill. He was a member of the

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. Greenhill was appointed an officer of the

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(OBE) in the

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he was raised to the peerage and created Baron Greenhill, of Townhead in the City of Glasgow on 8 July 1950. Lord Greenhill married Ida, daughter of Mark Goodman, in 1914. He died in February 1967, aged 79, and was succeeded in the barony by his elder son Stanley. Lady Greenhill died in 1985.

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenhill, Ernest Greenhill, 1st Baron 1887 births 1967 deaths Councillors in Glasgow Officers of the Order of the British Empire Place of birth missing Barons created by George VI