Baron Killearn
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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 Lampson, youngest son of Sir Curtis Lampson, 1st Baronet, of Rowfant (see below). Lord Killearn's 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 present holder of the barony and baronetcy. The Lampson Baronetcy, of Rowfant in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 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).
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son the Hon. Miles Henry Morgan Lampson (b. 1977)
see above for further succession
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created in 1943 for the diplomat Sir Miles Lampson
Miles Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn
Miles Wedderburn Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn, GCMG, CB, MVO, PC was a British diplomat.-Background and education:...
. He was the second son of Norman Lampson, youngest son of Sir Curtis Lampson, 1st Baronet, of Rowfant (see below). Lord Killearn's 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 present holder of the barony and baronetcy. The Lampson Baronetcy, of Rowfant in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 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
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son the Hon. Miles Henry Morgan Lampson (b. 1977)
Lampson Baronets, of Rowfant (1866)
- Sir Curtis Miranda Lampson, 1st BaronetCurtis LampsonSir Curtis Miranda Lampson, 1st Baronet , was an Anglo-American fur merchant, best remembered for his promotion of the transatlantic telegraph cable....
(1806–1885) - Sir George Curtis Lampson, 2nd Baronet (1833–1899)
- Sir Curtis George Lampson, 3rd Baronet (1890–1971)
- Sir Graham Curtis Lampson, 4th Baronet (1919–1996) (had already succeeded as Baron Killearn in 1960)
see above for further succession