Baron Tweedsmuir

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Baron Tweedsmuir, of Elsfield in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1935 for the author and Conservative politician John Buchan. Buchan was brought up in the Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders at Broughton close to the village of Tweedsmuir. He served as Governor-General of Canada from 1935 to his death in 1940. His eldest son, the second Baron, was the husband of the Conservative politician Lady Tweedsmuir. As of 2007 the title is held by the second Baron's younger brother, the third Baron, who succeeded in 1996.

[edit] Barons Tweedsmuir (1935)

• John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875-1940)
• John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir (1911-1996)
• William de l'Aigle Buchan, 3rd Baron Tweedsmuir (b. 1916)

The Heir Apparent is the present holder's son Hon. John William de l'Aigle Buchan (b. 25 May 1950)

[edit] References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page