Viscount Bearsted, of Maidstone in the County of Kent, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1925 for the businessman Marcus Samuel, 1st Baron Bearsted, the joint-founder of the

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. He had already been created a Baronet in the

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in 1903 and Baron Bearsted, of Maidstone in the County of Kent, in 1921, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The titles descended from father to son until the death of his grandson, the third Viscount, in 1986. The late Viscount was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Viscount. , the titles are held by the latter's son, the fifth Viscount, who succeeded in 1996. The family seat is Farley Hall, near Swallowfield,

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Viscounts Bearsted (1925)

Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted, (5 November 1853 – 17 January 1927), known as Sir Marcus Samuel between 1898 and 1921 and subsequently as The Lord Bearsted until 1925, was a Lord Mayor of London and the founder of the Shell Transport and ...

(1853–1927) * Walter Horace Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted (1882–1948) * Marcus Richard Samuel, 3rd Viscount Bearsted (1909–1986) * Peter Montefiore Samuel, 4th Viscount Bearsted (1911–1996) *

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(b. 1950) The

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is the present holder's son Hon. Harry Richard Samuel (b. 1988).

Arms

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
Paternal Ancestry of the 5th Viscount BearstedMaternal Ancestry of the 5th Viscount Bearsted

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bearsted, Viscount Living people Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1925 Year of birth missing (living people)