The Muir Baronetcy, of
Deanston
Deanston ( gd, Baile an Deadhain) is a village in the Stirling council area, Scotland, on the south bank of the River Teith east of Doune, in south-west Perthshire. It is a part of the parish of Kilmadock.
Etymology
The name comes from Walt ...
in the
County of Perth
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and of Park Gardens in the
City of Glasgow
Glasgow City Council is the local government authority for the City of Glasgow, Scotland. It was created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, largely with the boundaries of the post-1975 City of Glasgow district of th ...
, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
James I of E ...
.
It was created on 20 October 1892 for John Muir,
Lord Provost of Glasgow
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from 1889 to 1892. The second Baronet served as
high sheriff of
County Waterford
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in 1919. The third Baronet was a
deputy lieutenant of
Perthshire
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. As of 2007 the presumed fourth Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant. He has also chosen not to use his title.
Muir baronets, of Deanston and Park Gardens, Glasgow (1892)
![The grave of Sir John Harling Muir, Kincardine-in-Menteith](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/The_grave_of_Sir_John_Harling_Muir%2C_Kincardine-in-Menteith.jpg)
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Sir John Muir, 1st Baronet (1828–1903)
Lord Provost of Glasgow
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*Sir Alexander Kay Muir, 2nd Baronet (1868–1951)
*Sir John Harling Muir, 3rd Baronet (1910–1994)
* Richard James Kay Muir, presumed 4th Baronet (born 1939)
The family are buried at
Kincardine-in-Menteith
Kincardine is a civil parish in the Scottish council area of Stirling and the former county of Perthshire in the historic district of Menteith.
It lies between the River Teith and River Forth and contains the villages of Blair Drummond and Thor ...
on the road from Deanston to Stirling, just west of Blair Drummond.
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom