Baron Kirkwood, of Bearsden in the County of Dunbarton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1951 for the Scottish engineer, trade unionist, Independent Labour Party and later Labour politician, David Kirkwood. As of 2010 the title is held by the his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1970.
Read more about Baron Kirkwood: Barons Kirkwood (1951)
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