Baron Kirkwood

Baron Kirkwood, of Bearsden in the County of Dunbarton,[1] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1951 for the Scottish engineer, trade unionist, Independent Labour Party and later Labour politician David Kirkwood. As of 2023 the title is held by his grandson James, the fourth baron, who succeeded his brother David Kirkwood in 2023.

Barons Kirkwood (1951)

The present holder is Hon. James Stuart Kirkwood (b. 1937).
The heir presumptive was his first cousin David Kirkwood (1945-2020).
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Douglas James Kirkwood (b. 1974).

Line of Succession
  • David Kirkwood, 1st Baron Kirkwood (1872—1955)
    • David Kirkwood, 2nd Baron Kirkwood (1903—1970)
      • David Harvie Kirkwood, 3rd Baron Kirkwood (1931-2023)
      • (1) Hon. James Stuart Kirkwood (b. 1937)
      • Hon. James Smith Kirkwood (1912—1983)
        • Colonel David Kirkwood (1945-2020)
        • (2) Douglas James Kirkwood (b. 1974)
        • (3) David Angus Kirkwood (b. 1978)
        • (4) Robert Cameron Kirkwood (b. 1981)
      • James Marshall Smith Kirkwood (1954-2013)
Coat of arms of Baron Kirkwood
Crest
The bow of a ship affrontée Proper.
Escutcheon
Argent two chevronels round-embattled on their upper edges Sable between two oak sprigs slipped and fructed Proper in chief and a cog-wheel Azure in base.
Supporters
Dexter an Ayrshire bull sinister a Clydesdale stallion both Proper the latter harnessed Or.
Motto
Whatever Men Dare They Can Do[2]

Notes

References
  1. "No. 39420". The London Gazette. 28 December 1951. p. 6740.
  2. Burke's Peerage. 1956.

Sources
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

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