Baron Inverforth

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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.

Baron Inverforth (1919)

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

Coat of arms of Baron Inverforth
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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

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