Baron Rowallan, of Rowallan in the County of Ayr, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1911 for the Liberal politician Archibald Corbett. He had previously represented Glasgow Tradeston in the

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. His son, the second Baron, fought in both World Wars, was

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and served as

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. the title is held by the latter's grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1993. The family seat was initially

Rowallan Castle Rowallan Castle (Scottish Gaelic: ''Caisteal an Rubha Àlainn'') is an ancient castle located in Scotland. The castle stands on the banks of the Carmel Water, which may at one time have run much closer to the low eminence upon which the original c ...

, near Kilmarnock,

East Ayrshire East Ayrshire ( sco, Aest Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir an Ear) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headq ...

. This historic property was bequeathed by the second Baron to his grandson, the future fourth Baron, bypassing the latter's father, the third Baron, possibly because the third baron had earned disrepute in a highly unusual divorce suit. However, the fourth Baron was unable to retain ownership of the Castle; he inherited the property in 1977 but sold it in 1989 in order to pay his debts. The fourth Baron now resides at Meikle Mosside Farm, near Fenwick,

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, which may now be regarded as the family seat.

Barons Rowallan (1911)

* Archibald Cameron Corbett, 1st Baron Rowallan (1856–1933) * Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan (1895–1977) *

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(1919–1993) * John Polson Cameron Corbett, 4th Baron Rowallan (b. 1947) The

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is the present holder's son the Hon. Jason William Polson Cameron Corbett (b. 1972).
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Alexander William Cameron Corbett (b. 2004)

Arms

References

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowallan Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1911 Noble titles created for UK MPs