The Right Honourable The Lord Byron DSO | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 1 November 1983 – 15 June 1989 Hereditary peerage | |
| Preceded by | The 11th Baron Byron |
| Succeeded by | The 13th Baron Byron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1899 |
| Died | 15 June 1989 (aged 89) |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Mary Steuart, Dorigen Margaret Esdaile |
| Children | Hon. Richard Noel Byron Robert Byron, 13th Baron Byron |
| Parent(s) | Col. Richard Byron Mabel Mackenzie Winter |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1918–1947 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service number | 27613 |
| Unit | 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Geoffrey Gordon Byron, 12th Baron Byron DSO (3 November 1899 – 15 June 1989) was a British nobleman, peer, politician, and army officer. He was a descendant of a cousin of Romantic poet and writer, George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron.