6 1 ) ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁Econom ic ▁Pl anning ▁Board ▁( 1 9 4 7 – 6 1 ), ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁life ▁peer ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁took ▁the ▁name ▁Baron ▁Ro ber th all , ▁of ▁Sil vers pur ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Queensland ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Australia ▁and ▁of ▁T ren ance ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Corn wall . ▁ ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁May ▁( 1 9 3 6 – 2 0 2 0 ), ▁Chief ▁Scient ific ▁Ad vis er ▁to ▁H M ▁Government , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society , ▁and ▁a ▁Professor ▁at ▁Sydney , ▁Pr inc eton , ▁Oxford , ▁and ▁Imperial ▁College ▁London , ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁life ▁peer ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁After ▁his ▁initial ▁preference ▁for ▁" Bar on ▁May ▁of ▁W ool lah ra " ▁failed ▁after ▁ob jection ▁from ▁the ▁Pro tocol ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s ▁Department , ▁he ▁chose ▁the ▁title ▁Baron ▁May ▁of ▁Oxford , ▁of ▁Oxford ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Oxford shire . ▁ ▁August us ▁U th w att ▁( 1 8 7 9 – 1 9 4 9 ), ▁Australian - born ▁judge ; ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Ch anc ery ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ; ▁Lord ▁of ▁App e al ▁in ▁Ord inary ; ▁Priv y ▁Coun s ell or ; ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁title ▁Baron ▁U th w att , ▁of ▁L