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in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 27 June 1938 for the

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politician and former

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, who in 1966 succeeded her younger brother as 12th Countess of Kintore. Their son James Ian Keith succeeded to his father's titles in 1941 and to his mother's titles in 1974. The baronetcy, barony and viscountcy of Stonehaven are now subsidiary titles of the Earldom of Kintore.

Baird Baronets, of Urie (1897)

Sir Alexander Baird, 1st Baronet Sir Alexander Baird of Urie, 1st Baronet, 2nd of Ury, GBE (22 October 1849 – 20 June 1920) was Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire from 1889 to 1918 and later served as president of the Permanent Arbitration Board in Egypt. Biography Baird was ...

, 2nd of Ury (1849–1920) * Sir John Lawrence Baird, 2nd Baronet, 3rd of Ury (1874–1941) (created Baron Stonehaven in 1925)

Barons Stonehaven (1925)

* John Lawrence Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven (1874–1941) (created Viscount Stonehaven in 1938)

Viscounts Stonehaven (1938)

* John Lawrence Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven (1874–1941) * James Ian Keith, 2nd Viscount Stonehaven (1908–1989) (succeeded as 12th Earl of Kintore, 14th Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall, Chief of Clan Keith in 1974) * Michael Canning William John Keith, 13th Earl of Kintore, 3rd Viscount Stonehaven (1939–2004) *

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, 4th Viscount Stonehaven (born 1976) The

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to the viscountcy is the present holder's son Tristan Michael Keith, Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (b. 2010).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stonehaven Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1938 Noble titles created for UK MPs