The Suttie, later Grant-Suttie Baronetcy, of Balgone in the County of Haddington, is a title originally created in the

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. It was created on 5 May 1702 for George Suttie. The third and fourth Baronets both sat as Members of Parliament for

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. The latter assumed the additional surname of Grant on succeeding to the estates of his aunt, Janet, Countess of Hyndford, daughter of William Grant, Lord Prestongrange. Francis Grant-Suttie, second son of the fifth Baronet and grandfather of the eighth Baronet, was a

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in the

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. A large number of the family lie buried in the old parish churchyard of North Berwick. The graves lie in three locations: within the church ruins; on the south side of the church; and against the south boundary. All graves are in very poor condition.

Suttie, later Grant-Suttie baronets, of Balgone (1702)

* Sir George Suttie, 1st Baronet (died 1710) * Sir James Suttie, 2nd Baronet (1692–1736) *

Sir George Suttie, 3rd Baronet Sir George Suttie, 3rd Baronet (12 October 1715 – 25 November 1783), of Balgone House, Haddington, was a Scottish politician. He was the eldest son of Sir James Suttie, 2nd Baronet, whom he succeeded in 1736. He was a Member of Parliament ...

(1715–1783) *

Sir James Grant-Suttie, 4th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1759–1836) *

Sir George Grant-Suttie, 5th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1797–1878) *

Sir James Grant-Suttie, 6th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English language, English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist i ...

(1830–1878) *

Sir George Grant-Suttie, 7th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1870–1947) *

Sir (George) Philip Grant-Suttie, 8th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1938–1997) who was married 1962 (div 1969) to Elspeth Urquhart, a daughter of General Roy Urquhart (of Operation Market Garden fame), and the wife since 1970 of the Liberal Democrat politician

Menzies Campbell Walter Menzies Campbell, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem, (; born 22 May 1941), often known as Ming Campbell, is a British Liberal Democrat politician, advocate and former athlete. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Fife from ...

.Alan Cochrane
"How Elsbeth the elegant holds court in the House of Ming"
''The Telegraph'', 27 January 2006> They had one son, who succeeded his father: *

Sir James Edward Grant-Suttie, 9th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(born 1965), who is married and has three sons. *The heir apparent is his eldest son, Gregor Craig Grant-Suttie (born 1991)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Grant-Suttie 1702 establishments in Nova Scotia