Peerage Record – 17523

     Gilbert Compton Elliot was born on 28 June 1871 at St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland.^1,2 He was the son of Frederick Boileau Elliot and Lady Charlotte Carnegie.¹ He married Marguerita Barbey, daughter of Henry I. Barbey and Mary Lorillard, on 25 August 1910.¹ He died on 1 January 1931 at age 59.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, Black Watch.¹

     Cynthia Sophie Elliot was born on 12 March 1916.¹ She was the daughter of Gilbert Compton Elliot and Marguerita Barbey.¹ She married, firstly, Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st and last Baron Hore-Belisha, son of Jacob Isaac Belisha and Elizabeth Miers, on 22 June 1944.¹ She married, secondly, Major Ian Victor Major, son of William Albert Major, on 17 December 1957.¹ She died on 27 July 1991 at age 75.¹
     She was a Red Cross nurse in a German POW camp during the Second World War between 1940 and 1944.¹ She was awarded the British Empire Medal (B.E.M.) in 1944.¹ From 22 June 1944, her married name became Hore-Belisha.¹ After her marriage, Cynthia Sophie Elliot was styled as Baroness Hore-Belisha on 14 January 1945. From 17 December 1957, her married name became Major.¹

     Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st and last Baron Hore-Belisha was born on 7 September 1893.¹ He was the son of Jacob Isaac Belisha and Elizabeth Miers.¹ He married Cynthia Sophie Elliot, daughter of Gilbert Compton Elliot and Marguerita Barbey, on 22 June 1944.³ He died on 16 February 1957 at age 63.¹
     He was educated at Clifton College, Clifton, Bristol, England^G.¹ He was educated at Paris, France^G.¹ He was educated at Heidelberg, Baden-Württemburg, Germany.¹ He fought in the First World War, with the Royal Fusiliers and the Public Schools Battalion, and was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Army Service Corps.¹ He graduated from St. John’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1919 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1923 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Plymouth, Devenport Division between 1923 and 1945.¹ He held the office of Minister of Transport between 1934 and 1937.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1935.¹ He held the office of Secretary of State for War between 1937 and 1940.¹ He held the office of Minister of National Insurance between May 1945 and July 1945.¹ He was created 1st Baron Hore-Belisha, of Devonport, co. Devon [U.K.] on 14 January 1954.¹

     Eva Barbey is the daughter of Henry I. Barbey and Mary Lorillard.¹ She married Baron André de Neuflize.¹
     Her married name became Neuflize.¹

     Baron André de Neuflize married Eva Barbey, daughter of Henry I. Barbey and Mary Lorillard.¹

     Pierre Barbey is the son of Henry I. Barbey and Mary Lorillard.¹ He married Florence Flowers.¹

     Florence Flowers married Pierre Barbey, son of Henry I. Barbey and Mary Lorillard.¹
     Her married name became Barbey.¹

     George L. Lorillard is the son of Pierre Lorillard III and Catherine Griswold.¹
     He was a partner in the family tobacco firm, J. Lorillard.¹

     Eva Lorillard was born before 1850. She was the daughter of Pierre Lorillard III and Catherine Griswold.¹ She married Colonel Lawrence Kip.¹
     Her married name became Kip.¹

     Colonel Lawrence Kip was born before 1850. He married Eva Lorillard, daughter of Pierre Lorillard III and Catherine Griswold.¹
     He lived at New York, U.S.A.^G.²