Lord Torphichen or Baron Torphichen is a title in the

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. It was created by Queen Mary in 1564 for Sir James Sandilands (to whom she was related), with remainder to his heirs and assigns whatsoever. The first Baron Sandilands had previously served as

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of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta in

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, and took the title from the

Torphichen Preceptory Torphichen Preceptory is a church in the village of Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland. It comprises the remains of the preceptory (headquarters) of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Scotland. The placename may be ...

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. He was succeeded by his great-nephew James Sandilands (who was also the current feudal baron of Calder). Thereafter the Lordship of Parliament of Torphichen and the Feudal Barony of Calder were conjoined, and all later lords were descended from the second Lord Torphichen. His great-grandson, the seventh Lord, was a strong supporter of the

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. His grandson, the ninth Lord, and great-great-grandson, the 12th Lord, sat in the

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. , the title is held by the latter's great-grandson, the 15th Lord, who succeeded his father in 1975. He is Chief of Clan Sandilands and also holds the feudal title of Baron of Calder, granted in 1386. Torphichen, is pronounced 'Tor-fikken'. The family seat is Calder House, near Mid Calder,

Lords Torphichen (1564)

James Sandilands, 1st Lord Torphichen James Sandilands (c. 1511 – c. 1579 or c. 1596) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the second son of Sir James Sandilands, 7th Lord of Calder. The feudal barony of Calder had belonged to the Sandilands family since 1348. Knight Hospitaller I ...

(c. 1511–1579), succeeded by his elder brother's grandson *James Sandilands, 2nd Lord Torphichen (c. 1574–1617) *James Sandilands, 3rd Lord Torphichen (c. 1597–1622) *John Sandilands, 4th Lord Torphichen (c. 1598–1637), brother of third Lord *John Sandilands, 5th Lord Torphichen (1625–1649), died unmarried *Walter Sandilands, 6th Lord Torphichen (1629–1696), brother of fifth Lord, m. Anne Elphinstone, daughter of Alexander, 6th

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* James Sandilands, 7th Lord Torphichen (d. 1753), married Lady Jean Hume, daughter of Patrick, Earl of Marchmont *Walter Sandilands, 8th Lord Torphichen (1707–1765) *James Sandilands, 9th Lord Torphichen (1759–1815) *James Sandilands, 10th Lord Torphichen (1770–1862) *Robert Sandilands, 11th Lord Torphichen (1807– 24 December 1869), nephew of 10th Lord Torphichen *James Walter Sandilands, 12th Lord Torphichen (1846–1915) *John Gordon Sandilands, 13th Lord Torphichen (1886–1973) *James Bruce Sandilands, 14th Lord Torphichen (1917–1975) *James Andrew Douglas Sandilands, 15th Lord Torphichen (b. 1946) The

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is the present holder's first cousin twice removed Robert Powell Sandilands (b. 1950).
The heir presumptive's

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is his only son Ashton Powell Sandilands (b. 1979).

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Torphichen Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Torphichen Lordships of Parliament Noble titles created in 1564

Lords Torphichen (1564)

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