Maj James Ian Morrison, 2nd Baron MargadaleTDDL (17 July 1930 – 6 April 2003) was a British peer.
Morrison was the son of Major John Morrison, 1st Baron Margadale and the Honourable Margaret Esther Lucie Smith. He married Clare Barclay, daughter of Anthony Lister Barclay, on 14 October 1952. They had three children:[1]
The family seat is the Fonthill estate in southern Wiltshire.[1] Morrison took over the Fonthill Stud from his father in 1972, and had success in several classic horseraces.[6]
Arms
Coat of arms of James Morrison, 2nd Baron Margadale
Crest
Three Saracens' heads conjoined in one neck one looking to the dexter one affrontée and one looking to the sinister all Proper
Escutcheon
Tierced in pairle Azure Sable and Gules in chief a Saracen's head couped affrontée and in base two Saracens' heads addorsed in profile all Argent and at the fess point an inescutcheon parted per pale dexter per bend sinister embattled Gules and Or in dexter chief a battleaxe paleways Argent and in sinister base issuant from a base undy Azure and Argent a tower Sable masoned Argent port Gules (Morrison of Islay) sinister Vert powdered with bezants a horse rearing on its hind legs Argent langued and hoofed Gules (Lordship of Margadale)
Supporters
On either side a woodcock Proper
Motto
Praetio Prudentia Praestat (Prudence Before Any Thought Of A Reward)
References
^ abcd"Obituaries: Lord Margadale". The Telegraph. London. 9 April 2003. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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