Baron McNair, of Gleniffer in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 4 August 1955 for the lawyer and judge

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. He was the first President of the

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. the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1989.

Barons McNair (1955)

* Arnold Duncan McNair, 1st Baron McNair (1885–1975) * Clement John McNair, 2nd Baron McNair (1915–1989) *Duncan James McNair, 3rd Baron McNair (b. 1947) The

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is the present holder's brother Hon. William Samuel Angus McNair (b. 1958).
The heir presumptive's heir apparent, and last in line, is his son John Samuel McNair (b. 1984).

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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:McNair Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1955