Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, of

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in the

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, is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 February 1957 for the lawyer,

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politician and former

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, Sir Walter Monckton. His son, the second viscount, was a

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in the British Army. the title is held by the latter's eldest son, the third viscount, who succeeded in 2006. He is a journalist known for his position that: "Climate science should be less political, while climate policies should be more scientific. Scientists should openly address uncertainties and exaggerations in their predictions of global warming, while politicians should dispassionately count the real costs as well as the imagined benefits of their policy measures" and for his work for

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and as the creator of the

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Viscounts Monckton of Brenchley (1957)

* Walter Turner Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1891–1965) * Gilbert Walter Riversdale Monckton, 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1915–2006) * Christopher Walter Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (b. 1952) The

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is the present holder's brother the Hon. Timothy David Robert Monckton (b. 1955).
The heir presumptive's

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is his son Dominic Walter Monckton (b. 1985).

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors), ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Monckton Of Brenchley Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1957 Noble titles created for UK MPs People from Brenchley