Baron Teviot, of Burghclere in the
County of Southampton, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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.
It was created in 1940 for
Charles Kerr, who had previously represented the
Montrose Burghs in the
House of Commons, and served as
Chief Whip
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United Kingdom
...
for the
National Liberal Party, and government whip and
Comptroller of the Household
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in the
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. He later served as Chairman of the National Liberals. Kerr was a grandson of Lord Charles Lennox Kerr, fourth son of
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian. the title is held by his only son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1968. He is a genealogist.
From 1987 to 1990 the second Baron Teviot served as President of the
Institute of Transport Management.
Barons Teviot (1940)
*
Charles Iain Kerr, 1st Baron Teviot
Charles Iain Kerr, 1st Baron Teviot, DSO, MC (3 May 1874 – 7 January 1968), was a British politician.
Kerr was the son of Charles Wyndham Rodolph Kerr and the great-grandson of William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian. His mother was Anna Mar ...
(1874–1968)
*Charles John Kerr, 2nd Baron Teviot (b. 1934)
The
heir apparent is the present holder's only son the Hon. Charles Robert Kerr (b. 1971)
Arms
See also
*
Marquess of Lothian
*
Earl of Teviot
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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Baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Noble titles created in 1940
Noble titles created for UK MPs