| Baron Strathclyde | |
|---|---|
  Gules, three bear's heads erased argent, muzzled azure, within a bordure indented or, charged with three mullets of the third, a crescent of the second for difference | |
| Creation date | 4 May 1955 |
| Created by | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Thomas Galbraith |
| Present holder | Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde[1] |
| Heir presumptive | Hon. Charles Galbraith |
| Remainder to | Heirs male of the first baron's body |
| Former seat(s) | Barskimming House |
| Motto | Ab obice suavior ("Stronger when opposed") |
Baron Strathclyde is a title that has been created twice in British history, both times in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was first created on 15 January 1914 when the politician and judge Alexander Ure was made Baron Strathclyde, of Sandyford in Lanarkshire.[2] This creation became extinct on his death in 1928.
It was created for a second time on 4 May 1955 when the Scottish Unionist Party politician Thomas Dunlop Galbraith was made Baron Strathclyde, of Barskimming in Ayrshire.[3] Since 1985, the title has been held by his grandson, the second Baron. He is the son of the politician the Hon. Sir Tam Galbraith KBE, eldest son of the first Baron. Lord Strathclyde is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 3774–3776. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "No. 28797". The London Gazette. 30 January 1914. p. 810.
- ^ "No. 40470". The London Gazette. 6 May 1955. p. 2619.