Baron Maclay
Baron Maclay , of Glasgow in the County of Lanark , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The family seat of the barons is Duchal House near Kilmacolm in Renfrewshire .
Award
The title was created on November 21, 1922 for the Scottish businessman Sir Joseph Maclay, 1st Baronet . He was Minister of Shipping from 1916 to 1921 . He had already been awarded the subordinate title of Baronet , of Park Terrace in the City of Glasgow, on July 20, 1914 .
Today's title holder has been his grandson Joseph Maclay as 3rd Baron since 1969 .
List of Barons Maclay (1922)
- Joseph Maclay, 1st Baron Maclay (1857–1951)
- Joseph Maclay, 2nd Baron Maclay (1899–1969)
- Joseph Maclay, 3rd Baron Maclay (* 1942)
Title heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. Joseph Maclay (* 1977).
Web links
- Maclay, Baron (UK, 1922) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page