David Kenworthy, 11th Baron Strabolgi

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David Montague de Burgh Kenworthy, 11th Baron Strabolgi (pronounced "Strabogie") (born 1 November 1914) is a Labour Party peer and the holder of one of England's most ancient titles of nobility.

Contents 1 Education 2 Appointments 3 Title 4 Heir 5 Sources

[edit] Education

Lord Strabolgi was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and the Chelsea School of Art.

[edit] Appointments

• Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard: 11 March 1974 to 3 May 1979
• Deputy Chief Whip of the Labour Party in the House of Lords: 1974 to 1979

[edit] Title

The title of Baron Strabolgi was created in 1318 for the tenth Earl of Atholl. The barony twice went into long periods of abeyance, during which no claim to hold it could be established, the second of these lasting for over three hundred years.

The second period of abeyance was terminated in 1916 in favour of Cuthbert Kenworthy, the grandfather of the present Lord Strabolgi, who succeeded Joseph Montague Kenworthy, 10th Baron Strabolgi in 1953.

[edit] Heir

The heir to the title is the Hon. Andrew D.W. Kenworthy (born 1967)

[edit] Sources

• The Complete Peerage, (1998)
• Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th Edition (1999)
• Lord Strabolgi at thepeerage.com
• Labour members of the House of Lords
• Strabolgi on Wilde
• Baron Strabolgi