Baron Killearn

Baron Killearn, of Killearn in the County of Stirling, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1943 for the diplomat Sir Miles Lampson. He was the second son of Norman George Lampson, youngest son of the Sir Curtis Miranda Lampson, 1st Baronet, of Rowfant (see below). His eldest son, the second Baron, succeeded his second cousin once removed as fourth Baronet in 1971. On his death the titles passed to his half-brother, the third and (as of 2007) present holder of the barony and baronetcy.

The Baronetcy, of Rowfant in the County of Sussex, was created in 1866 for the Anglo-American businessman Curtis Lampson. His grandson, the third Baronet, was an author, journalist and explorer, notably in Central and West Africa. On his death in 1971 the title was inherited by his second cousin once removed, the aforementioned third Baron Killearn (see above).

Barons Killearn (1943)

*Miles Wedderburn Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn (1880-1964)
*Graham Curtis Lampson, 2nd Baron Killearn (1919-1996)
*Victor Miles George Aldous Lampson, 3rd Baron Killearn (b. 1941)

The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Miles Henry Morgan Lampson (b. 1977)

Lampson Baronets, of Rowfant (1866)

*Sir Curtis Miranda Lampson, 1st Baronet (1806-1885)
*Sir George Curtis Lampson, 2nd Baronet (1833-1899)
*Sir Curtis George Lampson, 3rd Baronet (1890-1971); succeeded by a relative
*Sir Graham Curtis Lampson, 4th Baronet (1919-1996) (had already succeeded as Baron Killearn in 1960)
*Victor Miles George Aldous Lampson, 3rd Baron Killearn (b. 1941)

ee also

*Jacquetta Eliot, Countess of St Germans
*Frederick Locker-Lampson

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]