Viscount Stuart of Findhorn, of
Findhorn in the
County of Moray
Moray; ( gd, Moireibh ) or Morayshire, called Elginshire until 1919, is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. It w ...
, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom. It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the ...
.
It was created on 20 November 1959 for the
Conservative politician the Hon.
James Stuart after his retirement from the
House of Commons. Stuart was the third son of Morton Gray Stuart, 17th Earl of Moray (see
Earl of Moray
The title Earl of Moray, Mormaer of Moray or King of Moray was originally held by the rulers of the Province of Moray, which existed from the 10th century with varying degrees of independence from the Kingdom of Alba to the south. Until 1130 th ...
for earlier history of the family). the title is held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1999.
Viscounts Stuart of Findhorn (1959)
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James Gray Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn
James Gray Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn, (9 February 1897 – 20 February 1971) was a British Unionist politician. He was joint-Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury in Winston Churchill's war-time coalition government and later ...
(1897–1971)
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David Randolph Moray Stuart, 2nd Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (1924–1999)
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James Dominic Stuart, 3rd Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (born 1948)
The
heir presumptive
An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question.
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is the present holder's half-brother, the Hon. Andrew Moray Stuart (born 1957). There are no other heirs to the title.
Arms
See also
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Earl of Moray
The title Earl of Moray, Mormaer of Moray or King of Moray was originally held by the rulers of the Province of Moray, which existed from the 10th century with varying degrees of independence from the Kingdom of Alba to the south. Until 1130 th ...
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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External links
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Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1959
Noble titles created for UK MPs