Viscount Soulbury
Viscount Soulbury , of Soulbury in the County of Buckingham , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award
The title was created in 1954 for the conservative politician Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Baron Soulbury . He had last been Governor General of Ceylon , having previously held various ministerial offices in the British government.
Subordinate title
The first Viscount had already been raised to Baron Soulbury of Soulbury in the County of Buckingham in 1941 when he left the House of Commons . This title, which also belongs to the Peerage of the United Kingdom, is now listed as a subordinate title.
List of Viscounts Soulbury (1954)
- Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury (1887–1971)
- James Herwald Ramsbotham, 2nd Viscount Soulbury (1915-2004).
- Peter Edward Ramsbotham, 3rd Viscount Soulbury (1919-2010)
- Oliver Peter Ramsbotham, 4th Viscount Soulbury (* 1943)
The heir to the title is the son of the current Viscount, Hon. Edward Herwald Ramsbotham (* 1966).
literature
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson (Editor): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. St Martin's Press, New York 1990.