Peerage Record – 19090

     Anna Watkins was born on 20 June 1995.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Glyn Watkins and Frances Anne O’Callaghan.¹ She died on 20 June 1995.¹

     Robert John Taylor was born on 14 April 1968.¹ He married Lauriely Elizabeth Wauda Keeman, daughter of W. B. M. Keeman and Marilyn Jane Arthur, on 18 October 2003.¹

     Ryan Harvey William Taylor was born on 30 January 2005.¹ He is the son of Robert John Taylor and Lauriely Elizabeth Wauda Keeman.¹

     Arwyn Randall Davies, Baron Arwyn was born on 17 April 1897.² He was the son of Reverend William Davies and Elizabeth Williams.² He married, firstly, Norah Gwynne Watkins, daughter of Ernest Watkins, on 14 August 1929.² He and Norah Gwynne Watkins were divorced in 1945.² He married, secondly, Beatrix Emily Bassett Organ, daughter of Francis Henry Organ, on 6 June 1946.² He died on 23 February 1978 at age 80.¹
     He was educated at Ystalyfera Grammar School, Ystalyfera, Glamorgan, Wales.² He fought in the First World War.² He was educated at Swansea Technical College, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.² He was registered as a Chartered Mining Engineer.² He was deputy chairman of Bath and Portland Group Ltd.² In 1964 his name was legally changed to Arwyn Randall Arwyn by Deed Poll.² He was created Baron Arwyn, of Glais in the County of Glamorganshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 29 December 1964.¹

     Herbert William Bowden, Baron Aylestone was born on 20 January 1905.² He was the son of Herbert Henwood Bowden and Henrietta Gould.² He married Louisa Grace Brown, daughter of William Brown, on 4 April 1928.² He died on 30 April 1994 at age 89.¹
     He was educated at Canton High School, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales^G.² He fought in the Second World War between 1940 and 1945.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Leicester South between 1945 and 1950.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Leicester South-West between 1950 and 1967.² He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1953.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1962.² He held the office of Lord President of the Council between 1964 and 1966.² He held the office of Secretary of State, Commonwealth Affairs between 1966 and 1967.² He was created Baron Aylestone, of Aylestone in the City of Leicester [U.K. Life Peer] on 20 September 1967.¹

     Diana Wray Hurt married Lt.-Col. Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby, son of Thomas Brabazon Ponsonby and Frances May Paynter, in 1954.¹ She died in 1998.²
     She lived at Reigate, Surrey, England^G.¹ Her married name became Ponsonby.

     Alick Drummond Buchanan-Smith, Baron Balerno was born on 9 October 1898.² He was the son of Very Rev. Sir George Adam Smith and Lilian Buchanan.² He married Mary Kathleen Smith, daughter of George Smith and Kathleen Marion Workman, on 25 March 1926.³ He died on 28 July 1984 at age 85.¹
     He was given the name of Alick Drummond Smith at birth.⁴ He was educated at Glasgow Academy, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.⁴ He was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, Perthshire, Scotland.⁴ He fought in the First World War.⁴ He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1917 and 1919 in the Gordon Highlanders.⁴ He graduated from University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G, in 1922 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)⁴ He graduated from University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1923 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)⁴ He graduated from Iowa State University, Iowa, U.S.A., in 1924 with a Master of Science, Agriculture (M.S.A.)⁴ He was lecturer in animal genetics between 1925 and 1961 at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.⁴ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society, Edinburgh (F.R.S.E.) in 1928.⁴ He was Lieutenant-Colonel of the 5/7/9th Battalions, Gordon Highlanders between 1937 and 1941.⁴ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.) in 1938.³ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1939.⁴ He gained the rank of Brigadier in 1942.⁴ He was Director of Selection of Personnel, War Office between 1942 and 1945.⁴ He fought in the Second World War.⁴ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1945.³ In 1945 his name was legally changed to Alick Drummond Buchanan-Smith.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Midlothian in 1950.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Midlothian in 1951.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1956.⁴ He was created Baron Balerno, of Currie in the County of Midlothian [U.K. Life Peer] on 9 July 1963.¹

     Thomas Balogh, Baron Balogh was born on 2 November 1905 at Budapest, Hungary^G.² He was the son of Emil Balogh and Eva Levy.² He married, firstly, Penelope Tower, daughter of Reverend Henry Bernard Tower, in 1945.² He and Penelope Tower were divorced in 1970.² He married, secondly, Catherine Cole, daughter of Arthur Cole, in 1970.² He died on 20 January 1985 at age 79 at Hampstead, London, England^G.¹
     He was educated at Modelgymnasium, Budapest, Hungary^G.² He was educated at University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary^G.² He was educated at University of Berlin, Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany^G.² He was educated between 1928 and 1929 at Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G, a Rockefeller Fellow.² He was a lecturer in economics between 1934 and 1940 at University College London, London, England^G.² He was a lecturer then reader in economics between 1939 and 1973 at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was created Baron Balogh, of Hampstead in Greater London [U.K. Life Peer] on 20 June 1968.¹ He held the office of Minister of State, Department of Energy in 1974.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     Peter Thomas Bauer, Baron Bauer was born on 6 November 1915.² He was the son of Aladar Bauer.² He died on 3 May 2002 at age 86.¹
     He was educated at Schloae Piae, Budapest, Hungary^G.² He graduated from Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was a Fellow between 1946 and 1960 at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.² He was a reader of Agricultural Economics between 1947 and 1948 at London University, London, England^G.² He was a lecturer of economics between 1948 and 1956 at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.² He was Smuts Reader of Commonwealth Studies between 1956 and 1960 at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.² He was appointed Fellow, British Academy (F.B.A.)² He was Professor of Economics between 1960 and 1983 at London School of Economics, London, England^G.² He wrote the book Markets, Market Control and Marketing Reform, published 1968, co-author.² He wrote the book Dissent on Development, published 1972.² He wrote the book Indian Economic Policy and Development, published 1972.² He wrote the book Aspects of Nigerian Development, published 1974.² He wrote the book Equality: The Third World of Economic Delusion, published 1981.² He was created Baron Bauer, of Market Ward in the City of Cambridge [U.K. Life Peer] on 10 February 1983.¹ He wrote the book Reality and Rhetoric: Studies in the Economics of Development, published 1984.² He wrote the book The Development Frontier, published 1991.²

     Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching was born on 21 April 1913.² He was the son of Hubert Josiah Beeching and Annie Twigg.² He married Ella Margaret Tiley, daughter of William John Tiley, on 8 August 1938.² He died on 23 March 1985 at age 71.¹
     He was educated at Maidstone Grammar School, Maidstone, Kent, England^G.² He graduated from Imperial College of Science, Technology, London, England^G, in 1933 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)² He graduated from London University, London, England, in 1936 with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)² He was with the Fuel Research Station between 1936 and 1937.² He was with Mond Nickel Company between 1938 and 1943.² He was with the Armanents Design Department, Ministry of Supply between 1943 and 1948.² He was with ICI between 1948 and 1968.² He was chairman of British Transport Commission between 1961 and 1962.² He was chairman of British Railways Board between 1962 and 1965.² He was created Baron Beeching, of East Grinstead in the County of Sussex [U.K. Life Peer] on 7 July 1965.¹