Peerage Record – 19109

     Julian Ward Snow, Baron Burntwood was born on 24 February 1910.³ He is the son of Henry Martin Snow.⁴ He married Flavia Ria Joan Blois, daughter of Sir Ralph Barrrett MacNaghten Blois, 9th Bt. and Winifred Grace Kennard, on 20 August 1948.⁴ He died on 24 January 1982 at age 71.¹
     He was with Dunlop Rubber Company in India and East Africa between 1930 and 1937.³ He fought in the Second World War.³ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Labour) for Liichfield and Tamworth between 1950 and 1970.^4,3 He was created Baron Burntwood, of Burntwood in the County of Staffordshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 21 September 1970.¹

     Elaine Frances Burton, Baroness Burton of Coventry was born on 2 March 1904.² She was the daughter of Leslie Aubrey Burton and Frances (?)² She died on 6 October 1991 at age 87.¹
     She was educated at Leeds Girls’ Modern School, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.² She was educated at City of Leeds Training College, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.² She was a teacher between 1924 and 1935.² She was member of South Wales Council of Social Services between 1935 and 1937.² She was a journalist and lecturer between 1939 and 1950.² She held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Coventry South between 1950 and 1959.² She was created Baroness Burton of Coventry, of Coventry in the County of Warwickshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 12 April 1962.¹

     Peta Jane, Baroness Buscombe was born on 12 March 1954.² She married Philip John Buscombe in 1980.²
     She was educated at Rosebery Grammar School, Epsom, Surrey, England^G.² She was admitted to Inner Temple in 1977 entitled to practise as a barrister.² She was Legal Adivisor for the Dairy Trade Federation between 1979 and 1980.² From 1980, her married name became Buscombe. She was a Head Office Lawyer and Inspector for Barclays Bank plc UK between 1980 and 1984.² She was an Assistant Secretary for the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising between 1984 and 1987.² She was a member (Conservative) of the South Oxfordshire District Council between 1995 and 1999.² In 1997 she unsuccessfully contested the seat of Slough.² She was created Baroness Buscombe, of Goring in the County of Oxfordshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 23 July 1998.¹ She has twin sons and one daughter.²

     Frederick Edward Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell was born on 3 January 1938.² He is the son of Bernard Butler and Nora Jones.³ He married Gillian Lois Galley in 1962.²
     Frederick Edward Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell usually went by his middle name of Robin.¹ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.² He graduated from University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was with the Treasury between 1961 and 1975.² He held the office of Private Secretary to the Prime Minister between 1972 and 1975.² He was educated between 1975 and 1991 Governor of Harrow.² He was appointed Commander, Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1986.² He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1988.² He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1992.² He was created Baron Butler of Brockwell, of Herne Hill in the London Borough of Lambeth [U.K. Life Peer] on 31 December 1997.^1,2 He was a Master in 1998 at University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by London University, London, England^G, in 1998.² He held the office of Head of the Home Civil Service.⁴ He lived in 2003 at The Master’s Lodgings, University College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 23 April 2003.⁴

     William John Hughes Butterfield, Baron Butterfield was born on 28 March 1920.² He was the son of William Hughes Butterfield and Doris Pritchard.³ He married, firstly, Ann Sanders, daughter of Robert Sanders, in 1946.² He married, secondly, Isabel-Ann Kennedy, daughter of Dr. Foster Kennedy, in 1950.² He died on 22 July 2000 at age 80.¹
     William John Hughes Butterfield, Baron Butterfield usually went by his middle name of John.¹ He was educated at Solihull School, Solihull, Warwickshire, England^G.² He gained the rank of Major in 1947 in the Royal Army Medical Corps.² He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was Research Fellow between 1950 and 1952 at Medical College, Virginia, U.S.A.^G.² He graduated from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.^G, in 1951 with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)² He wrote the book On Burns, published 1953, joint-author.² He was Professor of Experimental Medicine between 1958 and 1963 at Guy’s Hospital, London, England^G.² He held the office of Professor of Medicine of the Guy’s Hospital between 1963 and 1971.² He wrote the book Tolbutamide After 10 Years, published 1967.² He wrote the book Priorities in Medicine, published 1968.² He was educated in 1968 at Exeter College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, Doctor of Medicine (D.M.)² He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (F.R.C.P.)² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.) in 1971.² He wrote the book Health and Sickness—the choice of treatment, published 1971.² He held the office of Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham University between 1971 and 1975.² He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, in 1975 with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Nottingham University, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England^G, in 1977.² He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1978.² He was a Master between 1978 and 1987 at Downing College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Medical Science (D.Med.Sci.) by Keio University, Tokyo, Japan^G, in 1983.² He held the office of Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University between 1983 and 1985.² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by Florida International University, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.^G, in 1985.² He wrote the book International Dictionary of Medicine and Biology, published 1986, editor.² He was created Baron Butterfield, of Stechford in the County of West Midlands [U.K. Life Peer] on 10 August 1988.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Bristol University, Bristol, England^G, in 1994.²

     John Blackstock Butterworth, Baron Butterworth was born on 13 March 1918.¹ He was the son of John William Butterworth and Florence Blackstock.² He married Doris Crawford Elder, daughter of George Elder, in 1948.¹ He died on 19 June 2003 at age 85 at Gloucestershire, England^G.^3,4
     He was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Queen’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War, in the Royal Artillery.¹ He was a Fellow between 1946 and 1963 at New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn in 1947 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was a Faculty Fellow between 1953 and 1958 at Nuffield College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Oxfordshire in 1962.¹ He held the office of Vice-Chancellor of Warwick University in 1963.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Coventry in 1963.¹ He was Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 1964.¹ He was Managing Trustee of the Nuffield Foundation between 1964 and 1985.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Warwickshire between 1967 and 1974.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of West Midlands in 1974.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law (D.C.L.) by Sierra Leone^G in 1976.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1982.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) by Aston University, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England^G, in 1985.¹ He was created Baron Butterworth, of Warwick in the County of Warwickshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 15 May 1985.³ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Warwick University, Warwick, Warwickshire, England^G, in 1986.¹ He lived at The Barn, Barton, Guiting Power, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹

     Charles Frank Byers, Baron Byers was born on 24 July 1915 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.² He was the son of Charles Cecil Byers and Florence May Fairclough.² He married Joan Elizabeth Oliver, daughter of William Oliver, on 15 July 1939.² He died on 6 February 1984 at age 68.¹
     He was educated at Westminster School, Westminster, London, England.³ He was educated at Milton Academy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.³ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1938 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)³ He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1945, where he was mentioned in dispatches three times.³ He was commissioned in 1940 with the rank of officer, in the service of the Royal Artillery.³ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1944.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for North Dorset between 1945 and 1950.³ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1946 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He was chairman of the Liberal Organising Committee between 1960 and 1965.³ He was created Baron Byers, of Lingfield in the County of Surrey [U.K. Life Peer] on 22 December 1964.¹ He was chairman of the Liberal Party between 1965 and 1967.³ He was executive director of Rio Tinto Zinc Company.³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     Hazel Osborne, Baroness Byford was born on 14 January 1941.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Cyril Osborne.¹ She married Charles Barrie Byford in 1962.¹
     She was educated at St. Leonard’s School, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland^G.¹ She was educated at Moulton Agricultural College, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England^G.¹ She was President of the National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations between 1966 and 1997.¹ She was appointed Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.) in 1994.¹ She was created Baroness Byford, of Rothley in the County of Leicestershire [U.K. Life Peer] on 15 October 1996.²
     She has a son and a daughter.¹

     Edmund Dunch was born in 1602.¹ He was the son of Sir William Dunch and Mary Cromwell.¹ He married Bridget Hungerford, daughter of Sir Anthony Hungerford and Elizabeth Lucy, before 1639.² He died circa July 1678.² He was buried on 4 August 1678 at Little Wittenham, Berkshire, England^G.²
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wallingford between 1627 and 1653.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Berkshire from 1633 to 1634.¹ In 1641 he signed the Protestation.¹ In 1647 he took the Covenant.¹ In 1648 he was a Protestor against any agreement with the King.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Berkshire from 1654 to 1655, in the Protector’s Parliament.¹ He held the office of Governor of Wallingford Castle in 1655.¹ He was created 1st Baron Burnell of East Wittenham, Berks [England] on 26 April 1658, by the Protector.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Oxfordshire from 1667 to 1668.¹
     His was the only hereditary title conferred by the Protector which was not later confirmed by King Charles II. His heirs did not assume the title.²

     Harold Anthony Caccia, Baron Caccia was born on 21 December 1905 at Pachmarhi, India.^3,2 He was the son of Anthony Mario Felix Caccia and Fanny Theodora Birch.² He married Anne Catherine Barstow, daughter of Sir George Lewis Barstow and Hon. Enid Lillian Lawrence, in 1932.³ He died on 31 October 1990 at age 84 at Builth Wells, Powys, Wales.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. He was with the Foreign Office between 1929 and 1965.⁴ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1945.⁴ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1950. He held the office of Ambassador to Austria between 1951 and 1954.³ He held the office of Ambassador to the U.S.A. between 1956 and 1962.³ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1959.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1961.¹ He was Head of the Diplomatic Service between 1964 and 1965.⁴ He was created Baron Caccia, of Abernant in the County of Breconshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 11 May 1965.¹ He was appointed Bailiff Grand Cross, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (G.C.St.J.)¹