Baron Citrine
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Baron Citrine, of Wembley in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1946 for the prominent trade unionist Sir Walter Citrine
. He was General Secretary of the TUC
from 1925 to 1946. The title became extinct on the death of his younger son, the third Baron (who had succeeded his elder brother in 1997), in 2006.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1946 for the prominent trade unionist Sir Walter Citrine
Walter Citrine, 1st Baron Citrine
Walter McLennan Citrine, 1st Baron Citrine, GBE, PC was a British trade unionist and politician....
. He was General Secretary of the TUC
General Secretary of the TUC
The General Secretary of the TUC is the chief permanent officer of the Trades Union Congress, and a major figurehead in the trade union movement in the United Kingdom....
from 1925 to 1946. The title became extinct on the death of his younger son, the third Baron (who had succeeded his elder brother in 1997), in 2006.
Barons Citrine (1946)
- Walter McLennan Citrine, 1st Baron CitrineWalter Citrine, 1st Baron CitrineWalter McLennan Citrine, 1st Baron Citrine, GBE, PC was a British trade unionist and politician....
(1887–1983) - Norman Arthur Citrine, 2nd Baron Citrine (1914–1997)
- Ronald Eric Citrine, 3rd Baron Citrine (1919–2006)