Talk:Baron Glentoran

Date of creation
This page (and the one it's linked to) says the peerage was created in July 1939, but List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950) says that the resulting by-election didn't happen until February 1940 - is the date of the peerage creation correct? Timrollpickering 22:32, 25 September 2007 (UTC)


 * The Times for 15 July 1939 reports that the name, style and title of Baron Glentoran of Ballyalloly in the County of Down was conferred on Captain Herbert Dixon on 8 July. The London Gazette archive confirms it, and also that the return of Henry Peirson Harland in room of Lord Glentoran occurred on 10 February 1940. I would guess that either the Unionists expected a dissolution would overtake the byelection, or that the outbreak of war led to a delay. Sam Blacketer 23:16, 26 September 2007 (UTC)