The Muir Baronetcy, of Deanston in the county of Perth, and of Park Gardens in the city of Glasgow, is a title in the

Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...

. It was created on 20 October 1892 for John Muir,

Lord Provost of Glasgow The Right Honourable Lord Provost of Glasgow is the convener of the Glasgow City Council. The Lord Provost serves both as the chair of the city council and as a figurehead for the entire city, and is elected by the city councillors from among i ...

from 1889 to 1892. The second Baronet served as High Sheriff of County Waterford in 1919. The third Baronet was a deputy lieutenant of

Perthshire Perthshire (Scottish English, locally: ; ), officially the County of Perth, is a Shires of Scotland, historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross, Strathmore ...

. The fourth baronet did not use his title. He died in 2023 and was succeeded by his brother, the presumed fifth Baronet.

Muir baronets, of Deanston and Park Gardens, Glasgow (1892)

* Sir John Muir, 1st Baronet (1828–1903)

*Sir Alexander Kay Muir, 2nd Baronet (1868–1951) *Sir John Harling Muir, 3rd Baronet (1910–1994) *Richard James Kay Muir, presumed 4th Baronet (1939–2023) *Ian Charles Muir, presumed 5th Baronet (born 1940) The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Andrew Hugh John Muir (born 1943). The family are buried at Kincardine-in-Menteith on the road from Deanston to Stirling, just west of Blair Drummond.

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, M, 4 Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom