Baron Teviot, of Burghclere in the
County of Southampton
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, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom.
It was created in 1940 for
Charles Kerr, who had previously represented the
Montrose Burghs in the
House of Commons
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, and served as
Chief Whip for the
National Liberal Party, and government whip and
Comptroller of the Household in the
National Government. He later served as Chairman of the National Liberals. Kerr was a grandson of Lord Charles Lennox Kerr, fourth son of
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian, (4 October 1763 – 27 April 1824), was a British soldier, landowner and politician. He was the son of William Kerr, 5th Marquess of Lothian. He served as a representative peer from 1817 to 1824.
Life
Ke ...
. the title is held by his only son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1968. He is a genealogist.
From 1987 to 1990 the second Baron Teviot served as President of the
Institute of Transport Management.
Barons Teviot (1940)
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Charles Iain Kerr, 1st Baron Teviot (1874–1968)
*Charles John Kerr, 2nd Baron Teviot (b. 1934)
The
heir apparent
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is the present holder's only son the Hon. Charles Robert Kerr (b. 1971)
Arms
See also
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Marquess of Lothian
Marquess of Lothian is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, which was created in 1701 for Robert Kerr, 4th Earl of Lothian. The Marquess of Lothian holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Lothian (created 1606), Earl of Lothian (created again 1 ...
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Earl of Teviot
Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1940
Noble titles created for UK MPs