Baron Fraser of Allander
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Baron Fraser of Allander, of Dineiddwg in the County of Stirling, was a title in the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1964 for the Scottish businessman and philanthropist Sir Hugh Fraser, 1st Baronet
. He had already been created a Baronet, of Dineiddwg in the County of Stirling, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1961. He was the grandson of Hugh Fraser
. Lord Fraser of Allander's son, the second Baron, disclaimed
the peerage for life in 1966. The barony and baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1987.
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 1964 for the Scottish businessman and philanthropist Sir Hugh Fraser, 1st Baronet
Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander
-Career:Born in Partick, Lanarkshire , Hugh Fraser was educated at Glasgow Academy and Warriston School near Moffat. In 1919 he joined his father's business, a shop in Buchanan Street in Glasgow. He became Managing Director in 1924 and Chairman on his father's death in 1927...
. He had already been created a Baronet, of Dineiddwg in the County of Stirling, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1961. He was the grandson of Hugh Fraser
Hugh Fraser (retailer)
Hugh Fraser was the founder of House of Fraser, now one of the largest retail chains in the United Kingdom.-Career:Born the son of a Dunbartonshire farmer, Hugh Fraser was apprenticed to Stewart & McDonald, a drapery warehouse in Glasgow, where he became a manager.In 1849 he formed a partnership...
. Lord Fraser of Allander's son, the second Baron, disclaimed
Peerage Act 1963
The Peerage Act 1963 is the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that permitted peeresses in their own right and all Scottish hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, and which allows newly inherited hereditary peerages to be "disclaimed".-Background:The Act resulted largely from the...
the peerage for life in 1966. The barony and baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1987.
Barons Fraser of Allander (1964)
- Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of AllanderHugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander-Career:Born in Partick, Lanarkshire , Hugh Fraser was educated at Glasgow Academy and Warriston School near Moffat. In 1919 he joined his father's business, a shop in Buchanan Street in Glasgow. He became Managing Director in 1924 and Chairman on his father's death in 1927...
(1903–1966) - Sir Hugh Fraser, 2nd BaronetSir Hugh Fraser, 2nd Baronet-Career:Fraser was educated at Kelvinside Academy, and was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Stirling, where one of the student residences is now named Fraser of Allander after him. In 1981 he gifted the Mugdock Castle estate to the regional council as a country park. In 1960, he...
(1936–1987) (disclaimed 1966)