Baron Margadale, of Islay in the County of Argyll, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 January 1965 for the

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politician John Morrison. , 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. James Morrison, great-grandfather of the first Baron, was a

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innkeeper's son who became the greatest textile wholesaler in England and a prominent merchant banker. He left circa £4 million in 1857, the second largest non-landed fortune in Britain up to that time after Nathan Mayer Rothschild's £5 million. James's son Charles Morrison continued in the same lines of business, and left £10.9 million in 1909, which was the largest British estate for probate purposes up to that time. He was probably the second richest man in Britain at his death, after the

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.Rubinstein, W. D. ''Men of Property'' (2006), pp. 59–60. . Charles Morrison's nephew 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

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, younger sons of the first Baron, were both Conservative politicians. The family seat is Fonthill House, near

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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

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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)'' ** Coronet of a British Baron

'' James Ian Morrison, 2nd Baron Margadale (1930–2003)'' *** Coronet of a British Baron

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)

Arms

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *# {{DEFAULTSORT:Margadale Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1965 Noble titles created for UK MPs Margadale