Bruce, Robert, 12th Baron Balfour of Burleigh (de facto 8th Baron), elder son of George John Gordon, de facto 7th Baron, 11th but for the Attainder, and Dorothy, d. of Richard Henry Done of Salterswell, Cheshire; b. 6 Jan. 1927; adm. Nov. 1940 (G); left July 1945; RN 1945-8 (ldg radio electrician’s mate); Faraday House, Dip. 1951; English Electric Co., UK 1952-7, Madras 1957-60, dir. and gen. man. India 1960-4, gen. man. Liverpool 1965-6; dir. and gen. man. D. Napier & Sons 1966-8; succ. father as 12th Baron Balfour of Burleigh (S) 4 June 1967; FIEE CEng 1968; dir. Bank of Scotland 1968-91, Dep. Governor 1977-91; chmn. Viking Oil 1971-80; dir. Scottish Invest. Trust 1971-97; chmn. Scottish Arts Council 1971-80; Forestry Commissioner 1971-4; chmn. NWS Bank 1978-91; dir. William Lawson Distillers 1984-97; chmn. Cappella Nova 1988-2009; office-holder in other companies and arts organisations; FRS (Ed) 1986; Chancellor, Stirling Univ. 1988-98; Vice-Lieut., Clackmannan 1995-2001; m. 1st, 30 Oct. 1971 Jennifer Ellis Brittain-Catlin, formerly wife of John Edward Jocelyn Brittain-Catlin (qv), and d. of Ellis Manasseh; 2nd, 29 Aug. 1993 Janet Morgan CBE DPhil, political historian, d, of Frank Morgan; d. 2019
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