Baron Margadale
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Baron Margadale, of
County of Argyll, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 1 January 1965 for the Conservative politician John Morrison. As of 2017[update]
, the title is held by his grandson, the third baron, who succeeded his father in 2003.
The barony of Margadale is the most recent extant hereditary barony, and so Lord Margadale is the most junior of Britain's hereditary peers. The barony is named after the area of Margadale, in Islay.
Hugh Morrison was the father of the first Baron Margadale. James Morrison, uncle of the first Baron, was a politician. The Honourable Sir Charles Morrison and the Honourable Sir Peter Morrison
, younger sons of the first Baron, were both Conservative politicians.
The family seat is
Fonthill House, near Fonthill Bishop, Wiltshire
.
Barons Margadale (1965)
- John Granville Morrison, 1st Baron Margadale (1906–1996)
- James Ian Morrison, 2nd Baron Margadale (1930–2003)
- Alastair John Morrison, 3rd Baron Margadale(born 1958)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Declan James Morrison (born 1993)
Line of succession
Major John Granville Morrison, 1st Baron Margadale (1906–1996)[citation needed]
- James Ian Morrison, 2nd Baron Margadale (1930–2003)
- Alastair John Morrison, 3rd Baron Margadale(born 1958)
- (1) Hon. Declan James Morrison (born 1993)
- (2) Hon. Hugh Morrison (born 1960)
- (3) Geordie Anthony Morrison (born 1989)
- Hon. Sir Charles Andrew Morrison (1932–2005)
- (4) David John Morrison (born 1959)
- (5) Ivo Charles David Morrison (born 1990)
- (4) David John Morrison (born 1959)
Arms
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Notes
- ^ "No. 43538". The London Gazette. 1 January 1965. p. 83.
- ISBN 1-904863-12-4.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]#
