Baron Meston

Baron Meston , of Agra in the Indian Empire and of Dunottar in the County of Kincardine , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .

Award

The title was created on December 29, 1919 for the colonial official and liberal politician James Meston . This was from 1912 to 1918 Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh .

Today's title holder has been his grandson James Meston as 3rd Baron since 1984 .

List of Barons Meston (1919)

• James Meston, 1st Baron Meston (1865-1943)
• Dougall Meston, 2nd Baron Meston (1894-1984)
• James Meston, 3rd Baron Meston (born 1950)

Title heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. Thomas Meston (* 1977).

Web links

• Meston, Baron (UK, 1919) at Cracroft's Peerage
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page