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     Elizabeth Conway Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean was born on 14 April 1951.³ She is the daughter of Ernest Vize Symons and Elizabeth Megan Jenkins.³ She married Philip Alan Bassett in 2001.³
     She was educated at Putney High School for Girls, Putney, Surrey, England.³ She graduated from Girton College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ She was deputy general secretary of Inland Revenue Staff Federation between 1988 and 1989.³ She was General Secretary of Association First Division Civil Servants between 1989 and 1997.³ She was governor between 1993 and 1997 at London Business School, London, England^G.³ She was created Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, of Vernham Dean in the County of Hampshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 7 October 1996.¹ She held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office between 1997 and 2001.³ She was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.)³ She was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 2000.³ She held the office of Minister of Trade in 2001.³

     Count Ludovico von Balzo married Louise Helen Steel, daughter of Anthony Nigel Steel and Annie Husted.¹

     Simon Brooke Mackay, Baron Tanlaw was born in 1934.² He is the son of Kenneth Mackay, 2nd Earl of Inchcape and Dayang Leonora Margaret Brooke.³ He married, firstly, Joanna Susan Hirsch, daughter of Major John Henry Hirsch, in 1959.⁴ He married, secondly, Rina Siew Yong, daughter of Tiong Cha Tan, in 1976.^2,4
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.⁴ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the 12th Royal Lancers, Malaya.⁴ He was with Inchcape Group between 1960 and 1966.⁴ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1966 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)⁴ He was managing director of Inchcape Group between 1967 and 1971.⁴ He was chairman of Thwaites & Reed between 1971 and 1974.⁴ He was created Baron Tanlaw, of Tanlawhill in the County of Dumfries [U.K. Life Peer] on 21 May 1971.¹ He was managing director of Fandstan Group in 1973.⁴

     Dick Taverne, Baron Taverne was born on 18 October 1928 at Pladjoe, The Netherlands.^2,3 He is the son of Dr. Nicolaas Jacobus Marie Taverne and Louise Victorine Koch.² He married Janie Hennessey, daughter of Dr. Robert Samuel Fleming Hennessey, on 6 August 1955.²
     He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England.² He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² He was a practising barrister in 1954.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Labour) for Lincoln between 1962 and October 1972.² He was appointed Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) in 1965.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office between 1966 and 1968.² He held the office of Minister of State, Treasury between 1968 and 1969.² He held the office of Finance Secretary, Treasury between 1969 and 1970.² He was Director, Director-General and Chairman of Institute of Fiscal Studies between 1970 and 1981.² He was director of Axa Equity and Law between 1972 and 1997.² He wrote the book The Future of the Left: Lincoln and after, published 1973.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Democratic Labour) for Lincoln between March 1973 and September 1974.² He was created Baron Taverne, of Pimlico in the City of Westminster [U.K. Life Peer] on 5 February 1996.¹

     Stephen James Lake Taylor, Baron Taylor was born on 30 December 1910.² He was the son of John Reginald Taylor and Beatrice Violet Lake.² He married May Doris Charity Clifford, daughter of Wron GEorge Clifford, on 3 October 1939.² He died on 1 February 1988 at age 77.¹
     He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.² He was educated in 1934 at University of London, London, England, Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.)² He graduated from University of London, London, England, in 1934 with a Bachelor of Surgery (B.S.)² He was registered as a Member, Royal College of Physicians, London (M.R.C.P.) in 1937.² He graduated from University of London, London, England, in 1938 with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.² He was Director of Home Intelligence and Wartime Social Survey, Ministry of Information.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Barnet between 1945 and 1950.² He was Vice-Chancellor at Memorial University of Newfoundlad, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.² He was created Baron Taylor, of Harlow in the County of Essex [U.K. Life Peer] on 7 August 1958.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (F.R.C.P.) in 1960.² He held the office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and Colonies between 1964 and 1965.²

     Thomas Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn was born on 10 June 1929 at Blackburn, Lancashire, England.² He was the son of James Taylor and Edith Gladys Ashton.^2,3 He married Kathleen Nurton, daughter of John Edward Nurton, in 1950.² He died on 25 November 2016 at age 87 at London, England, when he was knocked off his mobility scooter.²
     He was appointed Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.)¹ He was educated at Blakey Moor Elementary School, Blackburn, Lancashire, England.⁴ He was Member of the Blackburn Town Council between 1954 and 1976.⁴ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Blackburn in 1960.⁴ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1969.² He wrote the book Taylor Report, published 1973.⁴ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1974.¹ He was created Baron Taylor of Blackburn, of Blackburn in the County of Lancaster [U.K. Life Peer] on 4 May 1978.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lancashire in 1994.^1,2

     Geoffrey David Wentworth-Stanley was born on 28 May 1924.² He was the son of Charles Sidney Bowen Wentworth-Stanley and Edith Katherine Brocklebank.² He married, firstly, Bridget Pease, daughter of Major Philip Ivan Pease and Doris Madeline Crichton, on 1 March 1951.² He died on 18 August 2005 at age 81.²
     Geoffrey David Wentworth-Stanley usually went by his middle name of David.² He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.² He fought in the Second World War.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1944 in the 9th Lancers.² He lived at Great Munden House, Ware, Hertfordshire, England^G.³

     Peter Murray Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth died on 28 April 1997.¹
     He held the office of Lord Chief Justice.¹ He was created Baron Taylor of Gosforth, of Embleton in the County of Northumberland [U.K. Life Peer] on 27 April 1992.¹

     Thomas Johnston Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gryfe was born on 27 April 1912.² He was the son of John Sharp Taylor.³ He married Isobel Wands, daughter of Williams Wands, in 1943.² He died on 13 July 2001 at age 89.¹
     He was educated at Bellahouston Acadamy, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.² He was created Baron Taylor of Gryfe, of Bridge of Weir in the County of Renfrewshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 29 January 1968.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Renfrewshire in 1970.² He was chairman of the Forestry Commission between 1970 and 1976.² He was chairman of the Scottish Railways Board between 1971 and 1980.² He was director of Whiteaway Laidlaw & Company between 1971 and 1989.² He was a director of Scottish Metropolitan Property Company Ltd between 1972 and 1988.² Between 1973 and 1985 chairman of Morgan Grenfell (Scotland.)² He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G, in 1974.² He was chairman of the Economic Forestry Group between 1976 and 1981.² He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh (F.R.S.E.) in 1977.² He was awarded the Order of Merit of Germany in 1992.²

     Francis Taylor, Baron Taylor of Hadfield was born on 7 January 1905.² He married, firstly, Sarah Ann Earnshaw in 1929.² He and Sarah Ann Earnshaw were divorced.² He married, secondly, Christine Enid Hughes in 1956.² He died on 15 February 1995 at age 90.¹
     Francis Taylor, Baron Taylor of Hadfield also went by the nick-name of Frank.¹ He was founder and chairman of Taylor Woodrow Group.² He was appointed Knight in 1974.² He was created Baron Taylor of Hadfield, of Hadfield in the County of Derbyshire [U.K. Life Peer] on 27 January 1983.¹