Baron Forteviot, of Dupplin in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created 4 January 1917 for the Scottish businessman and Liberal Member of Parliament, Sir John Dewar, 1st Baronet. He was Chairman of the Scotch Whisky distilling company John Dewar and Sons and also represented

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in the

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. Dewar had already been created a

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, of the

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, on 24 July 1907. Since 1993, the titles have been held by his grandson, the fourth Baron. The name

Forteviot Forteviot () (Ordnance Survey ) is a village in Strathearn, Perth and Kinross on the south bank of the River Earn between Dunning and Perth. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross. The population in 1991 was 160. The present village ...

comes from the historic village, the last

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capital of Scotland.

Kenneth MacAlpin Kenneth MacAlpin (; ; 810 – 13 February 858) or Kenneth I was King of Dál Riada (841–850), and King of the Picts (848–858), of likely Gaelic origin. According to the traditional account, he inherited the throne of Dál Riada from his fa ...

, King of the Scots, died at Forteviot in 859.

Barons Forteviot (1917)

John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot John Alexander Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot (6 June 1856 – 23 November 1929) was a Scotland, Scottish businessman, elder son of the founder of John Dewar & Sons company and a Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Member of Parliament. Career Lord Fortev ...

(1856–1929) *

John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot (17 March 1885 – 24 October 1947) was a Scottish businessman and soldier, notable as being head of the whisky giant John Dewar & Sons and of the Distillers Company and a director of the Bank of Scotland. Lif ...

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(1885–1947) * Henry Evelyn Alexander Dewar, 3rd Baron Forteviot (1906–1993) *John James Evelyn Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot (born 1938) The

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is the present holder's son the Hon. Alexander Dewar (born 1971).

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Forteviot Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1917 Peerages created for UK MPs