Viscount Stuart of Findhorn

Viscount Stuart of Findhorn

Viscount Stuart of Findhorn, of Findhorn in the County of Moray, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1959 for the Conservative politician James Stuart after his retirement from the House of Commons. Stuart was the third son of Morton Gray Stuart, 17th Earl of Moray. As of 2006 the title is held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1999. As a descendant of the seventeenth Earl of Moray he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles.

Viscounts Stuart of Findhorn (1959)

*James Gray Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (1897-1971)
*David Randolph Moray Stuart, 2nd Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (1924-1999)
*James Dominic Stuart, 3rd Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (b. 1948)

The Heir Presumptive is the present holder's half-brother, Hon. Andrew Moray Stuart (b. 1957), who has only three daughters

ee also

*Earl of Moray

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]


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