Lord Torphichen
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Lord Torphichen is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1564 for Sir James Sandilands, with remainder to his heirs and assigns whatsoever. Sandilands had previously served as Chief of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Scotland. He was succeeded by his great-nephew, the second Lord, from whom all later Lords are descended. The ninth and twelfth Lords sat in the House of Lords as Scottish Representative Peers. The present Lord is also Chief of the Name and Arms of Sandilands and holds the feudal title of Baron of Calder, dating to the 14th century. The title of the Lordship of Parliament, Torphichen, is pronounced "Tor-fikken".
The ancestral seat of the Sandilands family is Calder House in West Lothian.
[edit] Lords Torphichen (1564)
- James Sandilands, 1st Lord Torphichen (d. 1579)
- James Sandilands, 2nd Lord Torphichen (c. 1574-1617)
- James Sandilands, 3rd Lord Torphichen (c. 1597-1622)
- John Sandilands, 4th Lord Torphichen (c. 1598-1637)
- John Sandilands, 5th Lord Torphichen (1625-1649)
- Walter Sandilands, 6th Lord Torphichen (1629-1696)
- James Sandilands, 7th Lord Torphichen (d. 1753)
- Walter Sandilands, 8th Lord Torphichen (1707-1765)
- James Sandilands, 9th Lord Torphichen (1759-1815)
- James Sandilands, 10th Lord Torphichen (1770-1862)
- Robert Sandilands, 11th Lord Torphichen (1807-1869)
- James Walter Sandilands, 12th Lord Torphichen (1846-1915)
- John Gordon Sandilands, 13th Lord Torphichen (1886-1973)
- James Bruce Sandilands, 14th Lord Torphichen (1917-1975)
- James Andrew Douglas Sandilands, 15th Lord Torphichen (b. 1946)
