Lord Banff
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Lord Banff is an extinct or dormant title in the Peerage of Scotland
. It was created on 31 August 1642 for Sir George Ogilvy, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Forglen in the County of Banff, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 30 July 1627. He was succeeded by his son, the second Lord. He was a Cavalier
and member of the Parliament of Scotland
. On his death the title passed to his elder son, the third Lord. He was a supporter of the Union between England
and Scotland
. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Lord. Two of his sons, the fifth and sixth Lords, succeeded in the title. The latter was a Captain
in the Royal Navy
. He was unmarried and on his early death in 1746 the line of the third Lord failed. The late Lord Banff was succeeded by his second cousin Sir Alexander Ogilvy, 2nd Baronet, who became the seventh Lord. He was the grandson of the Hon. Alexander Ogilvy, younger son of the second Lord, who had been created a Baronet, of Forglen in the County of Banff, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1701. On the death of his unmarried eldest surviving son, the eighth Lord, in 1803, the lordship and two baronetcies became either extinct or dormant. The Forglen estate passed to the late Lord Banff's sister the Hon. Jane, wife of Sir George Abercromby, 4th Baronet (see Abercromby Baronets
).
see above for further succession
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
. It was created on 31 August 1642 for Sir George Ogilvy, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Forglen in the County of Banff, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 30 July 1627. He was succeeded by his son, the second Lord. He was a Cavalier
Cavalier
Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
and member of the Parliament of Scotland
Parliament of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland, officially the Estates of Parliament, was the legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland. The unicameral parliament of Scotland is first found on record during the early 13th century, with the first meeting for which a primary source survives at...
. On his death the title passed to his elder son, the third Lord. He was a supporter of the Union between England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Scotland
Scotland
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. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Lord. Two of his sons, the fifth and sixth Lords, succeeded in the title. The latter was a Captain
Captain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. He was unmarried and on his early death in 1746 the line of the third Lord failed. The late Lord Banff was succeeded by his second cousin Sir Alexander Ogilvy, 2nd Baronet, who became the seventh Lord. He was the grandson of the Hon. Alexander Ogilvy, younger son of the second Lord, who had been created a Baronet, of Forglen in the County of Banff, in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia in 1701. On the death of his unmarried eldest surviving son, the eighth Lord, in 1803, the lordship and two baronetcies became either extinct or dormant. The Forglen estate passed to the late Lord Banff's sister the Hon. Jane, wife of Sir George Abercromby, 4th Baronet (see Abercromby Baronets
Abercromby Baronets
The Abercromby Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 20 February 1636.-Abercromby Baronets of Birkenbog, Banff:*Sir Alexander Abercromby, 1st Baronet , MP*Sir James Abercromby, 2nd Baronet MP...
).
Lords Banff (1642)
- George Ogilvy, 1st Lord Banff (d. 1663)
- George Ogilvy, 2nd Lord BanffGeorge Ogilvy, 2nd Lord BanffGeorge Ogilvy, 2nd Lord Banff was member of the old Scottish Parliament, a feudal baron, and a Cavalier.-Family:The son of Sir George Ogilvy, 1st Lord Banff, and 1st Baronet , by his spouse Janet, daughter of William Sutherland, Lord Duffus...
(d. 1668) - George Ogilvy, 3rd Lord Banff (1649-1713)
- George Ogilvy, 4th Lord Banff (1670-1718)
- John George Ogilvy, 5th Lord Banff (1717-1738)
- Alexander Ogilvy, 6th Lord Banff (1718-1746)
- Alexander Ogilvy, 7th Lord Banff (d. 1771)
- William Ogilvy, 8th Lord Banff (d. 1803)
Ogilvy Baronets, of Forglen (1701)
- Sir Alexander Ogilvy, 1st Baronet (d. 1727)
- Sir Alexander Ogilvy, 2nd Baronet (d. 1771) (succeeded as Lord Banff in 1746)
see above for further succession