Thomas Macpherson, 1st Baron Macpherson of Drumochter

He was Chairman of Macpherson, Train & Co Ltd, food and produce importers and exporters.

He was Chairman of Romford Division Liberal Association before joining the Labour Party in 1934.

[1] In 1945 Macpherson was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Romford, a seat he held until 1950.

The following year, on 30 January 1951, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Macpherson of Drumochter, of Great Warley in the County of Essex.

[2] Lord Macpherson of Drumochter married Lucy, daughter of Arthur Butcher, in 1920.