Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Westwood, of Gosforth in the County of Northumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created in 1944 for the trade unionist William Westwood. He was General Secretary of the Ship Constructors' and Shipwrights' Association (now part of GMB Union) from 1929 to 1945. As of 2019[update] the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in that year.
Barons Westwood (1944)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's younger brother Hon. Alistair Cameron Westwood (b. 1974).
Coat of arms of Baron Westwood
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- Crest
- A mullet Argent charged with a thistle slipped and leaved Proper.
- Escutcheon
- Argent a lion rampant Gules between three lymphads Sable flags flying to the dexter of the second.
- Supporters
- On either side a sea-lion Argent charged on the shoulder with two anchors in saltire Sable.
- Motto
- Deeds Not Words [2]
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