Viscount of Kenmure
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Viscount of Kenmure was a title in the Peerage of Scotland
. It was created by Charles I
in 1633 for the prominent Presbyterian Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet
. He was made Lord Lochinvar at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. The sixth Viscount was involved in the Jacobite Rising of 1715. He was found guilty of treason and beheaded with his titles forfeited. However, they were restored by Act of Parliament in 1824 in favour of John Gordon, who became the tenth Viscount. He had earlier represented Kirkcudbright in Parliament. The titles became dormant on the death of the eleventh Viscount in 1847. There are believed to have been descendants of the first Viscount living, but the titles have remained dormant. The Baronetcy, of Lochinvar in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 1 May 1626 for Robert Gordon.
Descent of titles during attainder:
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 by Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
in 1633 for the prominent Presbyterian Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet
John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure
John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure was a Scottish nobleman, renowned Presbyterian, and founder of the town of New Galloway.-Biography:...
. He was made Lord Lochinvar at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. The sixth Viscount was involved in the Jacobite Rising of 1715. He was found guilty of treason and beheaded with his titles forfeited. However, they were restored by Act of Parliament in 1824 in favour of John Gordon, who became the tenth Viscount. He had earlier represented Kirkcudbright in Parliament. The titles became dormant on the death of the eleventh Viscount in 1847. There are believed to have been descendants of the first Viscount living, but the titles have remained dormant. The Baronetcy, of Lochinvar in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 1 May 1626 for Robert Gordon.
Gordon Baronets, of Lochinvar (1626)
- Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet (c. 1565-1628)
- Sir John Gordon, 2nd BaronetJohn Gordon, 1st Viscount of KenmureJohn Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure was a Scottish nobleman, renowned Presbyterian, and founder of the town of New Galloway.-Biography:...
(1599–1634) (created Viscount of Kenmure in 1633)
Viscounts of Kenmure (1633)
- John Gordon, 1st Viscount of KenmureJohn Gordon, 1st Viscount of KenmureJohn Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure was a Scottish nobleman, renowned Presbyterian, and founder of the town of New Galloway.-Biography:...
(1599–1634) - John Gordon, 2nd Viscount of Kenmure (d. 1639)
- John Gordon, 3rd Viscount of Kenmure (d. 1643)
- Robert Gordon, 4th Viscount of Kenmure (d. 1663)
- Alexander Gordon, 5th Viscount of Kenmure (d. 1698)
- William Gordon, 6th Viscount of KenmureWilliam Gordon, 6th Viscount of KenmureWilliam Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure and Lord Lochinvar was a Scottish Jacobite.William Gordon was the only son of Alexander Gordon, 5th Viscount of Kenmure and succeeded his father on his death in 1698, but was not able to inherit his family's property until 1700, because of a protracted law...
(d. 1715) (attainted 1715)
Descent of titles during attainder:
- Robert Gordon, 7th Viscount of Kenmure (1714-1741)
- John Gordon, 8th Viscount of Kenmure (1713-1769)
- William Gordon, 9th Viscount of Kenmure (c. 1748-1772)
- John Gordon, 10th Viscount of Kenmure (1750–1840) (restored 1824)
- Adam Gordon, 11th Viscount of Kenmure (d. 1847)