The Lamont Baronetcy, of Knockdaw in the Parish of Inverchaolain in the County of Argyll, was a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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. It was created on 16 July 1910 for the Scottish explorer and
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James Lamont. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet, also a Liberal politician. He never married and the title became extinct on his death in 1949.
[Argyll Laird Dead. Gored by Bull on Trinidad Estate. Sir Norman Lamont. '']The Scotsman
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'', p. 6 (6 September 1949)
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Lamont baronets, of Knockdaw (1910)
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Sir James Lamont, 1st Baronet (1828–1913)
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Sir Norman Lamont, 2nd Baronet
Sir Norman Lamont, 2nd Baronet (7 September 1869 – 3 September 1949) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician, sugar planter in Trinidad, and a recognised authority on agriculture.
Family and education
Norman Lamont was the son of Sir James ...
(1869–1949)
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom