Baron Glenlyon
Baron Glenlyon , of Glenlyon in the County of Perth , was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award and history of the title
The title was created on July 17, 1821 for the British general and politician Lord James Murray . This was the second born son of John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl .
His son, the 2nd Baron, inherited the title Duke of Atholl , along with other subordinate titles, when his uncle John Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl died in 1846 . The barony of Glenlyon was henceforth a subordinate title of the respective duke until it expired on May 8, 1957, when the 9th duke died childless .
List of Barons Glenlyon (1821)
- James Murray, 1st Baron Glenlyon (1782–1837)
- George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl , 2nd Baron Glenlyon (1814–1864)
- John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl , 3rd Baron Glenlyon (1840-1917)
- John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl , 4th Baron Glenlyon (1871–1942)
- James Stewart-Murray, 9th Duke of Atholl , 5th Baron Glenlyon (1879–1957)