Marjoribanks Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Marjoribanks, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct.
The Marjoribanks Baronetcy, of Lees in the County of Berwick, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 May 1815 for John Marjoribanks, Member of Parliament
for Buteshire and Caithness and Berwickshire
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1888. The 1st Baronets fourth son was David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks
The Marjoribanks Baronetcy, of Guisachan, Beauly, in the County of Inverness, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 July 1866. For more information on this creation, see Baron Tweedmouth
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The Marjoribanks Baronetcy, of Lees in the County of Berwick, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 May 1815 for John Marjoribanks, Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Buteshire and Caithness and Berwickshire
Berwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Berwickshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1918, when it was amalgamated with neighbouring Haddington to form a new Berwick and Haddington constituency...
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1888. The 1st Baronets fourth son was David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks
David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks
David Robertson, 1st Baron Marjoribanks , was a Scottish stockbroker and politician.-Background:Born David Marjoribanks, he was the fourth son of Sir John Marjoribanks, 1st Baronet, MP and Lord Provost of Edinburgh...
The Marjoribanks Baronetcy, of Guisachan, Beauly, in the County of Inverness, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 July 1866. For more information on this creation, see Baron Tweedmouth
Baron Tweedmouth
Baron Tweedmouth, of Edington in the County of Berwick, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1881 for the businessman and Liberal politician Sir Dudley Marjoribanks, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Guisachan in Beaulieu in the County of...
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Marjoribanks Baronets, of Lees (1815)
- Sir John Marjoribanks, 1st Baronet (1763-1833)
- Sir William Marjoribanks, 2nd Baronet (1792-1834)
- Sir John Marjoribanks, 3rd Baronet (1830-1884)
- Sir William Marjoribanks, 4th Baronet (1832-1888)