Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
Barony of Strathcona and Mount Royal | |
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Creation date | 26 June 1900 |
Creation | Second |
Created by | heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
Status | Extant |
Seat(s) | Colonsay House |
Motto | Above the crest: Perseverance Below the shield: Agmina Ducens [citation needed] |
Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, of
Upon his death in 1914, the barony of 1897 became extinct, while he was succeeded according to the special remainder in the barony of 1900 by his daughter, who became the second Baroness. She was the wife of Robert Jared Bliss Howard, a surgeon. Their eldest son, the third Baron, represented
Through his estate, the first Baron bequeathed nearly $2 million to educational institutions, including $500,000 to Yale University.[4] Accordingly, Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall, a classroom and administration building on Yale's campus, is partially named in his honour.
The family seat is Colonsay House on the Isle of Colonsay, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides.
Barons Strathcona and Mount Royal, First creation (1897)
Barons Strathcona and Mount Royal, Second creation (1900)
- Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (1820–1914)
- Margaret Charlotte Howard, 2nd Baroness Strathcona and Mount Royal (1854–1926)
- Donald Sterling Palmer Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (1891–1959)
- (Donald) Euan Palmer Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (1923–2018)
- (Donald) Alexander Euan Howard, 5th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (b. 1961)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. (Donald) Angus Ruaridh Howard (b. 1994).
Line of succession
- Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (1820–1914)[1]
- Margaret Charlotte Howard, 2nd Baroness Strathcona and Mount Royal (1854–1926)
- Donald Sterling Palmer Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (1891–1959)
- (Donald) Euan Palmer Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (1923–2018)
- (4) Hon. Jonathan Alan Howard (b. 1933)
- (5) Olaf Philipson Howard (b. 1970)
- Hon. Sir Arthur Jared Palmer Howard (1896 – 1971)
- Alexander Howard (1930 – 2014)
- (6) Shamus Alexander Howard (b. 1962)
- (7) Harry Alexander Howard (b. 1967)
- (8) Rory Jared Howard (b. 1973)
- Alexander Howard (1930 – 2014)
- Donald Sterling Palmer Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (1891–1959)
- Margaret Charlotte Howard, 2nd Baroness Strathcona and Mount Royal (1854–1926)
See also
References
- ^ a b "No. 27205". The London Gazette. 26 June 1900. p. 3963.
- ^ ISSN 1920-9894.
- ^ "No. 26885". The London Gazette. 24 August 1897. p. 4725.
- ^ "STRATHCONA LEFT $500,000 TO YALE" (PDF). New York Times. 3 February 1914. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- Kidd, Charles (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: London: Dean & son, limited. p. 826. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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External links
- Lord Strathcona in 1871 - McCord Museum
- Lord Strathcona in 1895 - McCord Museum
- Lord Strathcona in 1908 - McCord Museum