Baron Kirkwood

Baron Kirkwood, of Bearsden in the County of Dunbarton,^[1] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1951 for the Scottish engineer, trade unionist, Independent Labour Party and later Labour politician David Kirkwood. The title is currently held by his grandson James, the fourth baron, who succeeded his brother David in 2023.

Baron Kirkwood (1951)

David Kirkwood, 1st Baron Kirkwood (1872–1955)^[2]
David Kirkwood, 2nd Baron Kirkwood (1903–1970)^[2]
David Harvie Kirkwood, 3rd Baron Kirkwood (1931–2023)^[3]
James Stuart Kirkwood, 4th Baron Kirkwood (born 1937)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin once removed, Douglas James Kirkwood (born 1974).

Title succession chart

Title succession chart, Barons Kirkwood

David Kirkwood
1st Baron Kirkwood
1872–1955

John Kirkwood
1900–1942

Robert Kirkwood
1901–1950

David Kirkwood
2nd Baron Kirkwood
1903–1970

Hon.
James Kirkwood
1912–1983

David Kirkwood
3rd Baron Kirkwood
1931–2023

James Kirkwood
4th Baron Kirkwood
born 1937

Col.
David Kirkwood
1945–2020

Douglas Kirkwood
born 1974

Line of succession

David Kirkwood, 1st Baron Kirkwood (1872–1955)
- David Kirkwood, 2nd Baron Kirkwood (1903–1970)
  - David Harvie Kirkwood, 3rd Baron Kirkwood (1931–2023)
  - James Stuart Kirkwood, 4th Baron Kirkwood (born 1937)
- Hon. James Smith Kirkwood (1912–1983)
  - Col. David Kirkwood (1945–2020)^[4]
    - (1) Douglas James Kirkwood (born 1974)
    - (2) David Angus Kirkwood (born 1978)
    - (3) Robert Cameron Kirkwood (born 1981)
  - (4) James Marshall Smith Kirkwood (born 1954)

Coat of arms of Baron Kirkwood
	Crest The bow of a ship affrontée Proper. Escutcheon Argent two chevronels round-embattled on their upper edges Sable between two oak sprigs slipped and fructed Proper in chief and a cog-wheel Azure in base. Supporters Dexter an Ayrshire bull sinister a Clydesdale stallion both Proper the latter harnessed Or. Motto Whatever Men Dare They Can Do^[5]

Notes

References

^ "No. 39420". The London Gazette. 28 December 1951. p. 6740.
^ ^a ^b "Kirkwood, David, first Baron Kirkwood". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34340. Retrieved 21 May 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "David Harvie Kirkwood". The Star. Sheffield. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
^ "David Kirkwood b. 1945, Entry Number 520559685". GRO Index. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
^ Burke's Peerage. 1956.

Sources

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]}

[1] "No. 39420". The London Gazette. 28 December 1951. p. 6740.

[dnb-2] "Kirkwood, David, first Baron Kirkwood". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34340. Retrieved 21 May 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[3] "David Harvie Kirkwood". The Star. Sheffield. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

[4] "David Kirkwood b. 1945, Entry Number 520559685". GRO Index. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

[5] Burke's Peerage. 1956.

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