Baron Inverforth, of Southgate in the County of Middlesex,
is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...
. It was created in 1919 for the
Scottish shipping magnate
Andrew Weir. He was head of the firm of Andrew Weir & Co, shipowners, and also served as
Minister of Munitions
The Minister of Munitions was a British government position created during the First World War to oversee and co-ordinate the production and distribution of munitions for the war effort. The position was created in response to the Shell Crisis of ...
from 1919 to 1921. the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1982.
Baron Inverforth (1919)
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Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth (1865–1955)
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Andrew Alexander Morton Weir, 2nd Baron Inverforth (1897–1975)
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Andrew Charles Roy Weir, 3rd Baron Inverforth (1932–1982)
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Andrew Peter Weir, 4th Baron Inverforth (b. 1966)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Hon. Benjamin Andrew Weir (b. 1997).
Arms
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References
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1919