Viscount Boyd of Merton
Viscount Boyd of Merton , of Merton-in-Penninghame in the County of Wigtown , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
The title was created on September 8, 1960 for the Conservative politician and former Colonial Secretary Alan Lennox-Boyd . Today's title holder is his son Simon Lennox-Boyd as 2nd Viscount.
The Viscount family residence is Ince Castle near Saltash in Cornwall .
List of Viscounts Boyd of Merton (1960)
- Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton (1904-1983)
- Simon Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of Merton (* 1939)
Title heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current title holder, Hon. Benjamin Lennox-Boyd (* 1964).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b The London Gazette : No. 42138, p. 6157 , September 9, 1960.
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
- Boyd of Merton, Viscount (UK, 1960)
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page