Baron Inverforth

Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth

Baron Inverforth, of Southgate in the County of Middlesex,^[1] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. 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 from 1919 to 1921. As of 2014 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1982.

Barons Inverforth (1919)[]

• Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth (1865–1955)
• (1897–1975)
• (1932–1982)
• (b. 1966)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Benjamin Andrew Weir (b 1997)

Arms[]

Coat of arms of Baron Inverforth hide

Crest A dexter and sinister hand each couped at the wrist Proper supporting a lymphad as in the arms. Escutcheon Or on a fess Azure between in chief an escutcheon per bend sinister Azure and Gules charged with a bend Argent and in base a lymphad sail furled Sable pennons flying to the dexter Gules three mullets of the first. Supporters On either side a sailor of the Mercantile Marine Proper. Motto Per Laborem Ad Honorem (Through Toil To Honour)[2]

Notes[]

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References[]

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,^{[page needed]}
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source][better source needed]}