There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Colquhoun ("Cohoon"), one in the

Baronetage of Nova Scotia Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James ...

(1625) and one in the

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(1786). The second baronetcy in 1786 was created to rectify confusion over the first. However, a third branch of the family, the Colquhouns of Tillyquhoun, also continued to assert themselves as baronets until their extinction in 1838.

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was thus titled the 12th baronet.

History

Colquhoun baronetcy, of Colquhoun (1625)

The Colquhoun Baronetcy, of Colquhoun in the County of Dumbarton, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 30 August 1625 for John Colquhoun. On 30 March 1704, Sir Humphrey Colquhoun, the fifth Baronet, resigned his baronetcy to the Crown and on 29 April of the same year was granted a new patent, with the old precedence, but with remainder to his son-in-law James Grant and the heirs male of his marriage with Sir Humphrey's daughter. James Grant succeeded as sixth Baronet according to the new patent and assumed the surname of ''Colquhoun'' in lieu of his patronymic. However, in 1719 he resumed the surname of ''Grant'' in lieu of Colquhoun. On 24 June 1721 he was created Lord Grant in the Jacobite peerage. Grant notably sat as

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for

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and Elgin Burghs. The seventh and eighth Baronets also sat as Members of Parliament. In 1811 the ninth Baronet succeeded as fifth

Earl of Seafield Earl of Seafield is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1701 for James Ogilvy, who in 1711 succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Findlater. The earldoms of Findlater and Seafield continued to be united until 1811, when the earldo ...

through his grandmother Lady Margaret Ogilvy (the daughter of James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield). On his succession to the earldom of Seafield, he assumed the additional surname of ''Ogilvy'', styling himself ''Grant-Ogilvy''. After the fifth Earl of Seafield's death in 1840, his younger brother and successor as sixth Earl of Seafield, reversed the order of the surnames, styling himself ''Ogilvy-Grant''. The baronetcy remained merged with the earldom of Seafield until the death of

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, in 1915. The baronetcy then passed to Trevor Grant, 4th Baron Strathspey, and remains merged with the title barony of Strathspey (see Earl of Seafield and Baron Strathspey for further history of the title). It is thus that the Colquhoun baronetcy of 1625 may also be known as the ''Colquhoun'', ''Grant'', ''Grant-Ogilvy'', ''Ogilvy-Grant'' and ''Grant of Grant'' baronetcy.

Colquhoun baronetcy, of Luss (1786)

The Colquhoun Baronetcy, of

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in the County of Dumbarton, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 27 June 1786 for James Colquhoun. He was the fourth son of the sixth Baronet of the 1625 creation. The third and fourth Baronets both represented

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in the

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. The fourth, fifth and seventh Baronets all served as Lord-Lieutenant of Dumbartonshire. The present Baronet is also Chief of

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. The family seat is Rossdhu House, near

List of title holders

Colquhoun baronets, of Colquhoun (1625)

* Sir John Colquhoun, 1st Baronet (died ) * Sir John Colquhoun, 2nd Baronet (c. 1622–1676) * Sir James Colquhoun, 3rd Baronet (died c. 1680) * Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Baronet (died c. 1688) *

Sir Humphrey Colquhoun, 5th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(died c. 1718) *

Sir James Grant, 6th Baronet Sir James Grant, 6th Baronet (28 July 1679 – 16 January 1747) was a Scottish Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for 25 years from 1722 to 1747. He was Chief of Clan Grant from 1719 until his death. Early life Grant was the third, ...

(1679–1747) * Sir Ludovick Grant, 7th Baronet (1707–1773) *

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(1738–1811) * Sir Lewis Alexander Grant, 9th Baronet (1767–1840) (succeeded as Earl of Seafield in 1811) ''see

and

Baron Strathspey Baron Strathspey, of Strathspey in the Counties of Inverness and Moray, is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. On both occasions, the barony was created for an Earl of Seafield. History Barons S ...

for further succession''

Colquhoun baronets, of Luss (1786)

* Sir James Colquhoun, 1st Baronet (1714–1786) * Sir James Colquhoun, 2nd Baronet (1741–1805) * Sir James Colquhoun, 3rd Baronet (1774–1836), MP for Dunbartonshire 1799–1806, married Janet Colquhoun * Sir James Colquhoun, 4th Baronet (1804–1873), MP for Dunbartonshire 1837–41, drowned in

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* Sir James Colquhoun, 5th Baronet (1844–1907) * Sir Alan John Colquhoun, 6th Baronet (1838–1910) *

Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet, 29th Laird of Luss, KT, DSO & Bar, FRSE (20 June 1887 – 12 November 1948), was a Scottish landowner and British Army soldier during the First World War. Military career During the First World War, Colquh ...

(1887–1948) * Sir Ivar Iain Colquhoun, 8th Baronet (1916–2008) * Sir Malcolm Rory Colquhoun, 9th Baronet (b. 1947) The

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is the present holder's eldest son Patrick John Colquhoun, Younger of Luss (b. 1980). The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Arthur Stewart Colquhoun (b. 2012).

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain 1625 establishments in Nova Scotia 1786 establishments in Great Britain Baronetcies created with special remainders