Viscount Colville of Culross
Viscount Colville of Culross , in the County of Perth , is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom .
Award
The title was created on July 12, 1902 for Charles Colville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross . He was a well-known conservative politician and sat on the board of various railway companies. He also held several important offices at court .
Subordinate title
An ancestor of the first Viscount, an important soldier of his time, had been raised to Lord Colville of Culross on April 25, 1604 and again on January 20, 1609 . As Lordship of Parliament, this title belongs to the Peerage of Scotland .
The first Viscount had already been awarded the title of Baron Colville of Culross , in the County of Perth, on December 31, 1885 . This title gave him a seat in the House of Lords . He belongs to the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Both dignities are now listed as subordinate titles.
List of Lords and Viscounts Colville of Culross
Lords Colville of Culross (1604)
- James Colville, 1st Lord Colville of Culross (1551-1629)
- James Colville, 2nd Lord Colville of Culross (1604–1654)
- William Colville, 3rd Lord Colville of Culross († 1656)
- John Colville, 4th Lord Colville of Culross († around 1680)
- Alexander Colville, 5th Lord Colville of Culross (1666-1717)
- John Colville, 6th Lord Colville of Culross (1690–1741)
- Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross (1717–1770)
- John Colville, 8th Lord Colville of Culross (1725-1811)
- John Colville, 9th Lord Colville of Culross (1768–1849)
- Charles John Colville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross (1818-1903) ( elevated to Viscount Colville of Culross in 1902 )
Viscounts Colville of Culross (1902)
- Charles John Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross (1818–1903)
- Charles Robert William Colville, 2nd Viscount Colville of Culross (1854–1928)
- Charles Alexander Colville, 3rd Viscount Colville of Culross (1888–1945)
- (John) Mark Alexander Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross (1933-2010)
- Charles Colville, 5th Viscount Colville of Culross (* 1959)
Probable title heir ( Heir Presumptive ) is the brother of the current Viscount, the Hon. Richmond James Innys Colville (* 1961).
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette : 27455, 4586 , July 18, 1902.
Literature and web links
- Charles Kidd, David Williamson (Editor): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. St Martin's Press, New York 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page