Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, of

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in the

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, is a

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title in the

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. It was created on 11 February 1957 for the lawyer,

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politician and former

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, Sir Walter Monckton. His son, the second viscount, was a major-general in the British Army. the title is held by the latter's eldest son, the third viscount, who succeeded in 2006. He is a journalist known for his denial of climate change, for his work for

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and as the creator of the

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. Rosa Monckton, Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest, a

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, is the only daughter of the second viscount and a sister of the present viscount.

Viscounts Monckton of Brenchley (1957)

* Walter Turner Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1891–1965) * Gilbert Walter Riversdale Monckton, 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1915–2006) * Christopher Walter Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (b. 1952) The

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is the present holder's brother the Hon. Timothy David Robert Monckton (b. 1955).
The heir presumptive's

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is his son Dominic Walter Monckton (b. 1985).

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors), ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Monckton Of Brenchley Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Noble titles created in 1957 Peerages created for UK MPs People from Brenchley