Viscount Bearsted
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Viscount Bearsted, of Maidstone in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1925 for the businessman Marcus Samuel, the joint-founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company. He had already been created a Baronet in 1903 and Baron Bearsted, of Maidstone in the County of Kent, in 1921. As of 2006 the titles are held by his great-grandson, the fifth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1996.
[edit] Viscounts Bearsted (1925)
- Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted (1853-1927)
- Walter Horace Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted (1882-1948)
- Marcus Richard Samuel, 3rd Viscount Bearsted (1909-1986)
- Peter Montefiore Samuel, 4th Viscount Bearsted (1911-1996)
- Nicholas Alan Samuel, 5th Viscount Bearsted (b. 1950)
The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. Harry Richard Samuel (b. 23 May, 1988)
