Peerage Record – 23642

     David Stavely Gordon married Hon. Katherine Elliott Foot, daughter of John Mackintosh Foot, Baron Foot and Anne Bailey Farr, in 1955.¹

     James Foot lived at Horrabridge, Devon, England^G.¹

     Isaac Foot was born on 21 February 1842.¹ He was the son of James Foot.² He married Eliza Ryder in 1869.¹ He died in 1926.¹
     He lived at Ladywell, Plymouth, Devon, England^G.¹ He had four other sons and one other daughters.¹

     Eliza Ryder married Isaac Foot, son of James Foot, in 1869.¹ She died in 1922.¹
     From 1869, her married name became Foot.

     Rt. Hon. Isaac Foot was born on 23 February 1880.¹ He was the son of Isaac Foot and Eliza Ryder.² He married, firstly, Eva Mackintosh, daughter of Angus Mackintosh and Sarah Dingle, on 22 September 1904.¹ He married, secondly, Catherine Elizabeth Dawe, daughter of Frederick Dawe, on 11 August 1951.² He died on 13 December 1960 at age 80.²
     He was educated at Hoe Grammar School, England^G.¹ He was educated at Plymouth Public School, Plymouth, Devon, England^G.¹ He was a practising solicitor in 1902.¹ He was a senior partner with Foot & Bowden at Plymouth, Devon, England^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Mayor of Plymouth between 1920 and 1921.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Bodmin between 1922 and 1924.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Liberal) for Bodmin between 1929 and 1935.¹ He held the office of Secretary for Mines between 1931 and 1932.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1937.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cornwall in 1943.¹ He wrote the book Oliver Cromwell and Abraham Lincoln, a Comparison, published 1944.¹ He lived at Pencrebar, Callington, Cornwall, England^G.¹ He held the office of Lord Mayor of Plymouth between 1945 and 1946.¹ He wrote the book Michael Verrar and Thomas Carlyle, published 1946.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Exeter College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1960.¹

     Angus Mackintosh lived at Fincastle, Perthshire, Scotland^G.¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹

     Eva Mackintosh was the daughter of Angus Mackintosh and Sarah Dingle.^2,1 She married Rt. Hon. Isaac Foot, son of Isaac Foot and Eliza Ryder, on 22 September 1904.¹ She died on 17 May 1946.¹
     From 22 September 1904, her married name became Foot. She held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cornwall in 1930.¹

     Sir Dingle Mackintosh Foot was born on 24 August 1905.¹ He was the son of Rt. Hon. Isaac Foot and Eva Mackintosh.² He married Dorothy Mary Elliston, daughter of Major William Rowley Elliston, on 7 January 1933.¹ He died in 1978.¹
     He was educated at Bembridge School, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England^G.¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1928 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He held the office of President of the Oxford Union Society in 1928.¹ He was admitted to Gray’s Inn in 1930 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Labour) for Dundee between 1931 and 1945.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Economic Warfare between 1940 and 1945.¹ He held the office of Bencher of Gray’s Inn in 1952.¹ He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1954.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Labour) for Ipswich between 1957 and 1970.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1964.¹ He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1964 and 1967.¹

     Major William Rowley Elliston lived at Ipswich, Suffolk, England^G.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹

     Dorothy Mary Elliston is the daughter of Major William Rowley Elliston.² She married Sir Dingle Mackintosh Foot, son of Rt. Hon. Isaac Foot and Eva Mackintosh, on 7 January 1933.¹
     From 7 January 1933, her married name became Foot.