Lithgow Baronets
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The Lithgow Baronetcy, of Ormsary in the County of Argyll, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 July 1925 for the Scottish
shipbuilder James Lithgow. As of 2007 the title is held by his son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1952.
The family seat is Ormsary, Lochgilphead
, Argyll
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
shipbuilder James Lithgow. As of 2007 the title is held by his son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1952.
The family seat is Ormsary, Lochgilphead
Lochgilphead
Lochgilphead is a town and former burgh in Scotland, with a population of around 3,000 people. It is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute. The town lies at the end of Loch Gilp and lies on the banks of the Crinan Canal....
, Argyll
Argyll
Argyll , archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient Dál Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western coast between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath...
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Lithgow Baronets, of Ormsary (1925)
- Sir James Lithgow, 1st BaronetSir James Lithgow, 1st BaronetSir James Lithgow, 1st Baronet CB GBE MC TD was a Scottish industrialist who played a major role in restructuring the British shipbuilding and steelmaking industries in the 1930s in addition to playing an important role in formulating public policy and supervising wartime production.-Early...
(1883-1952) - Sir William James Lithgow, 2nd Baronet (b. 1934)