Baron Clydesmuir

Baron Clydesmuir , of Braidwood in the County of Lanark , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

The title was bestowed on the Unionist Party politician Sir John Colville on March 5, 1948 , on the occasion of his resignation from the office of Governor of Bombay .

The current title holder has been his grandson as 3rd Baron since 1996. The family home of the barons is Langlees House near Biggar in South Lanarkshire .

List of Barons Clydesmuir (1948)

• John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir (1894-1954)
• Ronald Colville, 2nd Baron Clydesmuir (1917–1996)
• David Colville, 3rd Baron Clydesmuir (* 1949)

Title heir ( heir apparent ) is the eldest son of the current title holder, Hon. Richard Colville (* 1980).

Web links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Clydesmuir, Baron (UK, 1948) at Cracroft's Peerage