The Jardine, later Buchanan-Jardine Baronetcy, of Castle Milk in the County of Dumfries, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
It was created on 20 July 1885 for the businessman and
Liberal
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Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
politician
Robert Jardine. He was head of
Jardine, Matheson and Co, merchants in
China, and also represented
Ashburton,
Dumfries and
Dumfriesshire
Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries or Shire of Dumfries (''Siorrachd Dhùn Phris'' in Gaelic) is a historic county and registration county in southern Scotland. The Dumfries lieutenancy area covers a similar area to the historic county.
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in Parliament. Jardine married Margaret, daughter of John Buchanan Hamilton and sister and heiress of John Hamilton-Buchanan,
Chief of Clan Buchanan. The second and third Baronets were also heads of Jardine, Matheson and Co. The latter assumed the additional surname of Buchanan.
Jardine, later Buchanan-Jardine baronets, of Castlemilk (1885)
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Sir Robert Jardine, 1st Baronet (1825–1905)
*Sir Robert William Buchanan Jardine, 2nd Baronet (1868–1927)
*Sir John William Buchanan-Jardine, 3rd Baronet (1900–1969)
*Sir Andrew Rupert John Buchanan-Jardine, 4th Baronet (1923–2010)
*Sir John Christopher Rupert Buchanan-Jardine, 5th Baronet (born 1952)
The
heir apparent
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is the present holder's only son, Jamie Rupert Buchanan-Jardine (born 1994)
See also
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Buchanan baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Buchanan, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Buchanan Baronetcy, of Dunburgh in the County of Stirling, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on ...
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Jardine baronets
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William Jardine
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom