Peerage Record – 8438

     Malcolm Stewart McCorquodale, 1st and last Baron McCorquodale of Newton was born on 29 March 1901.¹ He was the son of Norman McCorquodale and Constance Helena Burton.^2,1 He married, firstly, Winifred Sophia Doris Clark, daughter of James Oscar Max Clark and Winifred Mary Halsall, on 3 October 1931.¹ He married, secondly, Hon. Daisy Yoskyl Consuelo Pearson, daughter of Weetman Harold Miller Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray and Agnes Beryl Spencer-Churchill, on 26 January 1962.¹ He died on 25 September 1971 at age 70.¹
     He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1922 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1924 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was chairman of McCorquodale and Company Ltd.¹ He was a director of the Bank of Scotland.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (National Conservative) for Yorkshire, Sowerby Division between 1931 and 1945.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary in 1939, to the President of the Board of Trade.¹ He gained the rank of Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.¹ He fought in the Second World War between 1940 and 1941.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1942 and 1945, to the Minister of labour.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Epsom between 1947 and 1955.¹ He was created 1st Baron McCorquodale of Newton, in the County Palatine of Lancaster [U.K.] on 2 September 1955.¹

     Winifred Sophia Doris Clark was born on 2 April 1906 at Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland.² She was the daughter of James Oscar Max Clark and Winifred Mary Halsall.^1,2 She married Malcolm Stewart McCorquodale, 1st and last Baron McCorquodale of Newton, son of Norman McCorquodale and Constance Helena Burton, on 3 October 1931.¹ She died on 16 November 1960 at age 54.¹
     Her married name became McCorquodale.

     James Oscar Max Clark was born on 26 September 1877 at Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.² He was the son of Robert McArthur Clark.² He married Winifred Mary Halsall on 12 March 1902 at Holy Trinity Church, Formby, Lancashire, England.² He died on 2 January 1958 at age 80 at Wimbledon, London, England.²
     He lived at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Vera Emily Ridley was the daughter of Arthur William Ridley and Adriana Elizabeth Newton.² She married Bertram Francis Gurdon, 2nd Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth, son of Robert Thornhagh Gurdon, 1st Baron Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth and Emily Frances Heathcote, on 18 July 1903.¹ She died on 15 November 1966.¹
     After her marriage, Vera Emily Ridley was styled as Baroness Cranworth of Letton and Cranworth on 18 July 1903. From 18 July 1903, her married name became Gurdon. She was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1945.¹

     Arthur William Ridley was born on 11 September 1852.² He was the son of Reverend Nicholas James Ridley and Frances Touchet.² He married Adriana Elizabeth Newton, daughter of Francis Rodes Newton and Anna Louisa Gyllich, on 9 February 1882.² He died on 10 August 1916 at age 63.²
     He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)²

     Adriana Elizabeth Newton was born on 16 November 1854.² She was the daughter of Francis Rodes Newton and Anna Louisa Gyllich.² She married Arthur William Ridley, son of Reverend Nicholas James Ridley and Frances Touchet, on 9 February 1882.¹ She died on 21 May 1910 at age 55.¹
     Her married name became Ridley.

     Major Hon. John Clive Darling was born on 15 June 1887.¹ He was the son of Charles John Darling, 1st Baron Darling and Mary Caroline Greathed.² He married Eleanor Joan Martin Powell, daughter of Henry Martin Powell and Eleanor Compton, on 17 August 1918.¹ He died on 5 February 1933 at age 45.¹
     He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches and was wounded.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.¹ He retired from the military in 1923, with the rank of Major, late of the 20th and 8th Hussars.¹

     Eleanor Joan Martin Powell is the daughter of Henry Martin Powell and Eleanor Compton.¹ She married, firstly, Major Hon. John Clive Darling, son of Charles John Darling, 1st Baron Darling and Mary Caroline Greathed, on 17 August 1918.² She married, secondly, Reverend Francis Cyprian Dickson, son of Reverend R. H. Dickson, on 6 November 1945.²
     From 17 August 1918, her married name became Darling. From 6 November 1945, her married name became Dickson.

     Henry Martin Powell married Eleanor Compton, daughter of Henry Compton and Harriet Granville, in 1896.²
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire.¹ He lived at Wilverley Park, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England^G.

     Reverend Francis Cyprian Dickson is the son of Reverend R. H. Dickson. He married Eleanor Joan Martin Powell, daughter of Henry Martin Powell and Eleanor Compton, on 6 November 1945.¹
     He was the Vicar at Emery Down, Hampshire, England^G.¹