Viscount Buckmaster
Viscount Buckmaster, of Cheddington in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1933 for the lawyer and Liberal politician and former Lord Chancellor, Stanley Buckmaster, 1st Baron Buckmaster. He had already been created Baron Buckmaster, of Cheddington in the County of Buckingham, in 1915, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. His grandson, the third Viscount, was a diplomat. As of 2017 the titles are held by the latter's nephew, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded in 2007.
The family seat is Ryece Hall, near Ipswich, Suffolk.
Viscounts Buckmaster (1933)[]
- Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster (1861–1934)
- (1890–1974)
- Martin Stanley Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster (1921–2007)
- Adrian Charles Buckmaster, 4th Viscount Buckmaster (b. 1949)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Andrew Nicholas Buckmaster (b. 1980)
Notes[]
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References[]
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
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Categories:
- Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Peerages created for the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
- Noble titles created in 1933
- Noble titles created for UK MPs