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Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford

Robert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres, KT, GCVO, PC, DL (born 5 March 1927),[2] styled Lord Balniel between 1940 and 1975, is a Scottish hereditary peer and Conservative politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1955 to 1974. The elder son of the 28th Earl of Crawford and 11th Earl of Balcarres, he succeeded to the family titles in 1975. Lord Crawford and Balcarres is the Premier Earl of Scotland and Chief of Clan Lindsay. Following the death of Lord Eden of Winton on 23 May 2020, Lindsay became the surviving former MP with the earliest date of first election, having first entered Parliament at the 1955 general election.

The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byJoseph Godber
Succeeded byDavid Ennals
Minister of State for Defence
In office
23 June 1970 – 5 November 1972
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byIan Gilmour
Member of the House of Lords
as a hereditary peer
13 December 1975 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 28th Earl of Crawford and Balcarres
Succeeded bySeat abolished
as a life peer
24 January 1975 – 28 November 2019 [1]
Member of Parliament
for Welwyn Hatfield
In office
28 February 1974 – 20 September 1974
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byHelene Hayman
Member of Parliament
for Hertford
In office
26 May 1955 – 8 February 1974
Preceded bySir Derek Walker-Smith
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Robert Alexander Lindsay

(1927-03-05) 5 March 1927 (age 95)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Ruth Meyer-Bechtler
(m. 1949⁠–⁠2021)
Children2 sons, 2 daughters
Parent(s)David Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford
Mary Cavendish
Residence(s)Balcarres House, Fife
EducationEton College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
The Star of the Thistle

Early life

Lindsay was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] From 1945 to 1948, he served in the Grenadier Guards. He was honorary attaché at the British Embassy in Paris from 1950 to 1951, and then worked for the Conservative Research Department.[4]

Career

Balniel was elected for the Conservative Party in Hertford at the 1955 United Kingdom general election, aged 28, and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Henry Brooke until 1959. From 1959 to 1965, Balniel was president of the Rural District Councils Association, and from 1963 to 1970, he was chair of the National Association for Mental Health.[4]

While the Conservative Party was in opposition, Balniel served as spokesman on Foreign Affairs from 1965 until 1967, and then joined the Shadow Cabinet as spokesman on Social Services. Following the party's victory in the 1970 United Kingdom general election, he served as Minister of State for Defence, and then from 1972 was Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.[4]

Balniel switched to represent Welwyn and Hatfield at the February 1974 United Kingdom general election, narrowly winning the seat, but he was defeated in the general election in October. He was given a life peerage as Baron Balniel, of Pitcorthie in the County of Fife, in January 1975 before succeeding as Earl of Crawford in December the same year. After the passage of House of Lords Act 1999, he sat in the Lords by virtue of his life peerage.[4] He retired from the House of Lords on 28 November 2019. Following the death of The Lord Eden of Winton on 23 May 2020, Crawford became the earliest elected living former MP.

Appointments

Crawford was appointed First Crown Estate Commissioner from 1980 to 1985.[5]

Crawford was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother between 1992 and her death in 2002. He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in the 2002 Demise Honours, the special honours list published after the Queen Mother's death.[6]

Marriage and children

Crawford married Ruth Beatrice Meyer-Bechtler on 27 December 1949. They have four children:[7]

  • Lady Bettina Mary Lindsay (born 26 June 1950)
  • Lady Iona Sina Lindsay (born 10 August 1957)
  • Anthony Robert Lindsay, Lord Balniel (born 24 November 1958), heir apparent to the earldom.
  • Hon Alexander Walter Lindsay (born 18 March 1961)

Honours

Ancestry

Arms

Coat of arms of Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford
 
Crest
A Swan's Head neck and wings Proper issuing from an antique Ducal-coronet Or
Escutcheon
Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Gules a Fess chequy Argent and Azure (Lindsay), 2nd and 3rd, Or a Lion rampant Gules debruised of a ribbon in bend Sable (Abernethy)
Supporters
Two Lions rampant guardant Gules armed and langued Azure
Motto
Endure fort (en: Suffer bravely)
Orders
Thistle Circlet

See also

References

  1. ^ Retired under Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.
  2. ^ "Crawford, 29th Earl of, (Robert Alexander Lindsay) (born 5 March 1927)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u12260. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "CRAWFORD, 29th Earl of, cr. 1398, AND BALCARRES, 12th Earl of, cr. 1651 (Robert Alexander Lindsay)". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. Vol. 2018 (online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) (subscription required)
  4. ^ a b c d Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. IV. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 16.
  5. ^ "No. 48258". The London Gazette. 23 July 1980. p. 10459.
  6. ^ "No. 56653". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 5 August 2002. p. 1.
  7. ^ Cracroft's Peerage, entry for 29th Earl of Crawford
  8. ^ [Usurped!], leighrayment.com; accessed 2 June 2016.
  9. ^ Mosley, Charles (ed.) (2003). Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 107th edn. London: Burke's Peerage & Gentry Ltd. p. 950 (CRAWFORD and BALCARRES, E). ISBN 0-9711966-2-1. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

External links

  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Crawford
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament
for Hertford

1955February 1974
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament
for Welwyn and Hatfield

February 1974October 1974
Succeeded by
Court offices
Preceded by Lord Chamberlain
to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

1992–2002
Death of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Crawford
1975–present
Incumbent
Earl of Balcarres
1975–present

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For other people with the same name see Robert Lindsay disambiguation Robert Alexander Lindsay 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres KT GCVO PC DL born 5 March 1927 2 styled Lord Balniel between 1940 and 1975 is a Scottish hereditary peer and Conservative politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1955 to 1974 The elder son of the 28th Earl of Crawford and 11th Earl of Balcarres he succeeded to the family titles in 1975 Lord Crawford and Balcarres is the Premier Earl of Scotland and Chief of Clan Lindsay Following the death of Lord Eden of Winton on 23 May 2020 Lindsay became the surviving former MP with the earliest date of first election having first entered Parliament at the 1955 general election The Right HonourableThe Earl of Crawford and BalcarresKT GCVO PC DLMinister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsIn office 5 November 1972 4 March 1974MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterEdward HeathPreceded byJoseph GodberSucceeded byDavid EnnalsMinister of State for DefenceIn office 23 June 1970 5 November 1972MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterEdward HeathPreceded byOffice establishedSucceeded byIan GilmourMember of the House of LordsLord Temporalas a hereditary peer 13 December 1975 11 November 1999Preceded byThe 28th Earl of Crawford and BalcarresSucceeded bySeat abolishedas a life peer 24 January 1975 28 November 2019 1 Member of Parliamentfor Welwyn HatfieldIn office 28 February 1974 20 September 1974Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byHelene HaymanMember of Parliamentfor HertfordIn office 26 May 1955 8 February 1974Preceded bySir Derek Walker SmithSucceeded byConstituency abolishedPersonal detailsBornRobert Alexander Lindsay 1927 03 05 5 March 1927 age 95 NationalityBritishPolitical partyConservativeSpouseRuth Meyer Bechtler m 1949 2021 wbr Children2 sons 2 daughtersParent s David Lindsay 28th Earl of CrawfordMary CavendishResidence s Balcarres House FifeEducationEton CollegeAlma materTrinity College CambridgeThe Star of the Thistle Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Appointments 4 Marriage and children 5 Honours 6 Ancestry 7 Arms 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksEarly life EditLindsay was educated at Eton College and Trinity College Cambridge 3 From 1945 to 1948 he served in the Grenadier Guards He was honorary attache at the British Embassy in Paris from 1950 to 1951 and then worked for the Conservative Research Department 4 Career EditBalniel was elected for the Conservative Party in Hertford at the 1955 United Kingdom general election aged 28 and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Henry Brooke until 1959 From 1959 to 1965 Balniel was president of the Rural District Councils Association and from 1963 to 1970 he was chair of the National Association for Mental Health 4 While the Conservative Party was in opposition Balniel served as spokesman on Foreign Affairs from 1965 until 1967 and then joined the Shadow Cabinet as spokesman on Social Services Following the party s victory in the 1970 United Kingdom general election he served as Minister of State for Defence and then from 1972 was Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 4 Balniel switched to represent Welwyn and Hatfield at the February 1974 United Kingdom general election narrowly winning the seat but he was defeated in the general election in October He was given a life peerage as Baron Balniel of Pitcorthie in the County of Fife in January 1975 before succeeding as Earl of Crawford in December the same year After the passage of House of Lords Act 1999 he sat in the Lords by virtue of his life peerage 4 He retired from the House of Lords on 28 November 2019 Following the death of The Lord Eden of Winton on 23 May 2020 Crawford became the earliest elected living former MP Appointments EditCrawford was appointed First Crown Estate Commissioner from 1980 to 1985 5 Crawford was Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother between 1992 and her death in 2002 He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO in the 2002 Demise Honours the special honours list published after the Queen Mother s death 6 Marriage and children EditCrawford married Ruth Beatrice Meyer Bechtler on 27 December 1949 They have four children 7 Lady Bettina Mary Lindsay born 26 June 1950 Lady Iona Sina Lindsay born 10 August 1957 Anthony Robert Lindsay Lord Balniel born 24 November 1958 heir apparent to the earldom Hon Alexander Walter Lindsay born 18 March 1961 Honours EditKnight of the Thistle 1996 Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order 2002 Privy Counsellor 4 February 1972 8 Ancestry EditAncestors of Robert Lindsay 29th Earl of Crawford 9 8 James Lindsay 26th Earl of Crawford 9th Earl of Balcarres4 David Lindsay 27th Earl of Crawford 10th Earl of Balcarres9 Emily Bootle Wilbraham2 David Lindsay 28th Earl of Crawford 11th Earl of Balcarres10 Sir Henry Pelly 3rd Baronet5 Constance Pelly11 Lady Lilian Charteris1 Robert Lindsay 29th Earl of Crawford 12th Earl of Balcarres12 Lord Edward Cavendish6 Lord Richard Cavendish13 Emma Lascelles3 Mary Cavendish14 William Beauclerk 10th Duke of St Albans7 Lady Moyra Beauclerk PHD15 Grace Bernal OsborneArms EditCoat of arms of Robert Lindsay 29th Earl of Crawford Crest A Swan s Head neck and wings Proper issuing from an antique Ducal coronet Or Escutcheon Quarterly 1st and 4th Gules a Fess chequy Argent and Azure Lindsay 2nd and 3rd Or a Lion rampant Gules debruised of a ribbon in bend Sable Abernethy Supporters Two Lions rampant guardant Gules armed and langued Azure Motto Endure fort en Suffer bravely Orders Thistle CircletSee also EditBalcarres House Fife Peerage of Scotland Savoy ChapelReferences Edit Retired under Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 Crawford 29th Earl of Robert Alexander Lindsay born 5 March 1927 WHO S WHO amp WHO WAS WHO 2007 doi 10 1093 ww 9780199540884 013 u12260 ISBN 978 0 19 954088 4 Retrieved 5 May 2021 CRAWFORD 29th Earl of cr 1398 AND BALCARRES 12th Earl of cr 1651 Robert Alexander Lindsay Who s Who ukwhoswho com Vol 2018 online ed A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc Subscription or UK public library membership required subscription required a b c d Stenton Michael Lees Stephen 1981 Who s Who of British Members of Parliament Vol IV Brighton Harvester Press p 16 No 48258 The London Gazette 23 July 1980 p 10459 No 56653 The London Gazette 1st supplement 5 August 2002 p 1 Cracroft s Peerage entry for 29th Earl of Crawford Privy Council of the United Kingdom website Usurped leighrayment com accessed 2 June 2016 Mosley Charles ed 2003 Burke s Peerage amp Baronetage 107th edn London Burke s Peerage amp Gentry Ltd p 950 CRAWFORD and BALCARRES E ISBN 0 9711966 2 1 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first has generic name help External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by the Earl of CrawfordParliament of the United KingdomPreceded bySir Derek Walker Smith Member of Parliament for Hertford1955 February 1974 Constituency abolishedNew constituency Member of Parliament for Welwyn and HatfieldFebruary 1974 October 1974 Succeeded byHelene HaymanCourt officesPreceded byThe Earl of Dalhousie Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother1992 2002 Death of Queen Elizabeth The Queen MotherPeerage of ScotlandPreceded byDavid Lindsay Earl of Crawford1975 present IncumbentEarl of Balcarres1975 present Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Lindsay 29th Earl of Crawford amp oldid 1131907202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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