The Gibson, later Gibson-Carmichael, later Gibson-Craig-Carmichael Baronetcy, of Keirhill in the County of Edinburgh, is a title in the

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. It was created on 31 December 1702 for Thomas Gibson, with remainder to his heirs male. The sixth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Carmichael. The eleventh Baronet was a Liberal politician. In 1912, he created Baron Carmichael, of Skirling in the County of Peebles, in the

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. The barony died in 1926, while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his kinsman Sir Henry Thomas Gibson-Craig-Carmichael, 5th Baronet, of Riccarton (see below), who became the twelfth Baronet of Keirhill and assumed the additional surname of Carmichael. The Gibson-Craig, later Gibson-Craig-Carmichael Baronetcy, of Riccarton in the County of Midlothian, was created in the

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on 30 September 1831 for James Gibson-Craig, of 7 North St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. Born James Gibson, he assumed the additional surname of Craig in 1818. The second Baronet was a Liberal politician and represented

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. The fifth Baronet succeeded his kinsman as twelfth Baronet, of Keirhill (see above) in 1926 and assumed the additional surname of Carmichael.

Gibson, later Gibson-Carmichael, later Gibson-Craig-Carmichael baronets, of Keirhill (1702)

*Sir Thomas Gibson, 1st Baronet (died ) *Sir Edward Gibson, 2nd Baronet (died 1727) *Sir Alexander Gibson, 3rd Baronet (died 1774) *Sir John Gibson, 4th Baronet (died 1781) *Sir Robert Gibson, 5th Baronet (died c. 1800) *Sir John Gibson-Carmichael, 6th Baronet (1773–1803) *Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 7th Baronet (1774–1849) *Sir Alexander Gibson-Carmichael, 8th Baronet (1812–1850)

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*Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 9th Baronet (1817–1855) *Sir William Henry Gibson-Carmichael, 10th Baronet (1827–1891) * Sir Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, 11th Baronet (1859–1926) (created Baron Carmichael in 1912)

Barons Carmichael (1912)

* Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael (1859–1926)

Gibson, later Gibson-Carmichael, later Gibson-Craig-Carmichael baronets, of Keirhill (1702; reverted)

*Sir Henry Thomas Gibson-Craig-Carmichael, 12th Baronet, 5th Baronet (1885–1926) *Sir Eardley Charles William Gibson-Craig-Carmichael, 13th Baronet, 6th Baronet (1887–1939) *Sir (Archibald Henry) William Gibson-Craig-Carmichael, 14th Baronet, 7th Baronet (1917–1969) *Sir David Peter William Gibson-Craig-Carmichael, 15th Baronet, 8th Baronet (born 1946) The

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to the baronetcy is Peter William Gibson-Craig-Carmichael of Riccarton, the First born, first son of the 15th/8th Baronet, whose son is Christopher Robin Gibson-Craig-Carmichael. The second and youngest son of Sir David Peter is Timothy James Gibson-Craig-Carmichael

Gibson-Craig, later Gibson-Craig-Carmichael baronets, of Riccarton (1831)

* Sir James Gibson-Craig, 1st Baronet (1765–1850) * Sir William Gibson-Craig, 2nd Baronet (1797–1878) *Sir James Henry Gibson-Craig, 3rd Baronet (1841–1908) *Sir Archibald Charles Gibson-Craig, 4th Baronet (1883–1914) killed in the

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*Sir Henry Thomas Gibson-Craig-Carmichael, 5th Baronet (1885–1926) (succeeded as 12th Baronet of Keirhill in 1926) ''see above for further succession''

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* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *''The Peerage of the British Empire, & Baronetage'', by Edmund Lodge,

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, 27th edition, London, 1858, p. 643. *{{cite book , last=Hesilrige , first=Arthur G. M. , date=1921, title=Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy, url=https://archive.org/details/debrettspeeraget00unse/page/175 , location=London, UK , publisher=Dean & son, limited, page=175 *''Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, landed, & Official Classes for 1903'', 29th edition, London, 1903, p. 611. *''Famous Scottish Houses – The Lowlands'', by Thomas Hannan, MA, FSA(Scot), London, 1928, pps: 97 – 100. Gibson-Craig-Carmichael Gibson-Craig-Carmichael 1702 establishments in Nova Scotia 1831 establishments in the United Kingdom

Gibson, later Gibson-Carmichael, later Gibson-Craig-Carmichael baronets, of Keirhill (1702)

Barons Carmichael (1912)

Gibson, later Gibson-Carmichael, later Gibson-Craig-Carmichael baronets, of Keirhill (1702; reverted)

Gibson-Craig, later Gibson-Craig-Carmichael baronets, of Riccarton (1831)

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