Viscount Stuart of Findhorn
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Viscount Stuart of Findhorn, of Findhorn
in the County of Moray
, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1959 for the Conservative
politician the Hon. James Stuart
after his retirement from the House of Commons
. Stuart was the third son of Morton Gray Stuart, 17th Earl of Moray. the title is held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1999. As a descendant of the seventeenth Earl of Moray
he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles.
The heir presumptive
is the present holder's half-brother, the Hon. Andrew Moray Stuart (b. 1957)
Findhorn
Findhorn is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is located on the eastern shore of Findhorn Bay and immediately south of the Moray Firth. Findhorn is 3 miles northwest of Kinloss, and about 5 miles by road from Forres....
in the County of Moray
Moray
Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...
, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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 1959 for the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician the Hon. James Stuart
James Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn
James Gray Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn CH MVO MC and Bar PC was a Scottish Unionist politician.Born in Edinburgh, Stuart was the son of Morton Gray Stuart, 17th Earl of Moray, and Edith Douglas Palmer....
after his retirement from the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. Stuart was the third son of Morton Gray Stuart, 17th Earl of Moray. the title is held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1999. As a descendant of the seventeenth Earl of Moray
Earl of Moray
The title Earl of Moray has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland.Prior to the formal establishment of the peerage, Earl of Moray, numerous individuals ruled the kingdom of Moray or Mormaer of Moray until 1130 when the kingdom was destroyed by David I of Scotland.-History of the...
he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles.
Viscounts Stuart of Findhorn (1959)
- James Gray Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of FindhornJames Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of FindhornJames Gray Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn CH MVO MC and Bar PC was a Scottish Unionist politician.Born in Edinburgh, Stuart was the son of Morton Gray Stuart, 17th Earl of Moray, and Edith Douglas Palmer....
(1897–1971) - David Randolph Moray Stuart, 2nd Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (1924–1999)
- James Dominic Stuart, 3rd Viscount Stuart of Findhorn (b. 1948)
The heir presumptive
Heir Presumptive
An heir presumptive or heiress presumptive is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir or heiress apparent or of a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question...
is the present holder's half-brother, the Hon. Andrew Moray Stuart (b. 1957)