Baron Robertson of Oakridge
Baron Robertson of Oakridge , of Oakridge in the County of Gloucester , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award and subordinate titles
The title was created on June 29, 1961 for Sir Brian Robertson, 2nd Baronet . He was a famous military man who, among other things, had been a member of the Allied Control Council in Germany. He also headed the British Transport Commission for many years, which summarized state public transport, including ports and inland waterways.
The 1st Baron had inherited the title of Baronet , of Welbourne in the County of Lincoln , from his father, Field Marshal William Robertson , who had been Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1915 to 1918 , which he received on October 4, 1919 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom was awarded. The baronet title is now a subordinate title of the respective baron.
List of Robertson Baronets and Barons Robertson of Oakridge
Robertson Baronets, of Welbourne (1919)
- Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet (1860-1933)
- Sir Brian Robertson, 2nd Baronet (1896–1974) (promoted to Baron Robertson of Oakridge in 1961 )
Barons Robertson of Oakridge (1961)
- Brian Robertson, 1st Baron Robertson of Oakridge (1896–1974)
- William Robertson, 2nd Baron Robertson of Oakridge (1930-2009)
- William Robertson, 3rd Baron Robertson of Oakridge (* 1975)
There is currently no title inheritance.
See also
- Baron Robertson (Life Peerage, 1899)
- Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (Life Peerage, 1999)
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0992934826 .
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page