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'''Viscount Stonehaven''', of Ury in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created in 1938 for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and former [[Governor General of Australia]], [[John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven|John Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven]]. He had already been created '''Baron Stonehaven''', of Ury in the County of Kincardine, in 1925. The '''Baird Baronetcy''' of Ury, had been created in 1897 for his father [[Sir Alexander Baird, 1st Baronet|Alexander Baird]].
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[[Image:Ac.stonehaven.jpg|thumb|200px|John Baird, <br />1st Viscount Stonehaven]]
'''Viscount Stonehaven''', of [[Ury House|Ury]] in the [[County of Kincardine]], is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34526 |date=28 June 1938 |page=4169}}</ref> It was created on 27 June 1938 for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and former [[Governor General of Australia]], [[John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven|John Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven]]. He had already been created '''Baron Stonehaven''', of Ury in the County of Kincardine, on 12 June 1925.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=33057 |date=16 June 1925 |page=4023}}</ref> The '''Baird Baronetcy''' of Urie, had been created on 8 March 1897 for his father [[Sir Alexander Baird, 1st Baronet|Alexander Baird]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=26830 |date=9 March 1897 |page=1392}}</ref>


The first Viscount married Lady Ethel Sydney Keith, daughter of [[Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore]], who in 1966 succeeded her younger brother as 12th Countess of Kintore. Their son James Ian Keith succeeded to his father's titles in 1941 and to his mother's titles in 1974. The baronetcy, barony and viscountcy of Stonehaven are now subsidiary titles of the [[Earl of Kintore|Earldom of Kintore]].
The first Viscount married Lady Ethel Sydney Keith, daughter of [[Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore]], who in 1966 succeeded her younger brother as 12th Countess of Kintore. Their son James Ian Keith succeeded to his father's titles in 1941 and to his mother's titles in 1974. The baronetcy, barony and viscountcy of Stonehaven are now subsidiary titles of the [[Earl of Kintore|Earldom of Kintore]].


==Baird baronets, of Urie (1897)==
==Baird Baronets, of Urie (1897)==
*[[Sir Alexander Baird, 1st Baronet]] (1849–1920)
* [[Sir Alexander Baird, 1st Baronet]], 2nd of Ury (1849–1920)
*[[John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven|Sir John Baird, 2nd Baronet]] (1874–1941) (created '''Baron Stonehaven''' in 1925)
* [[John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven|Sir John Lawrence Baird, 2nd Baronet]], 3rd of Ury (1874–1941) (created '''Baron Stonehaven''' in 1925)

==Barons Stonehaven (1925)==
* [[John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven|John Lawrence Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven]] (1874–1941) (created '''Viscount Stonehaven''' in 1938)


==Viscounts Stonehaven (1938)==
==Viscounts Stonehaven (1938)==
* [[John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven]] (1874–1941)
* [[John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven|John Lawrence Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven]] (1874–1941)
* [[Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore|James Ian Keith, 2nd Viscount Stonehaven]] (1908–1989) (succeeded as '''12th Earl of Kintore''' in 1974)
* [[Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore|James Ian Keith, 2nd Viscount Stonehaven]] (1908–1989) (succeeded as '''12th Earl of Kintore, 14th Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall, Chief of Clan Keith''' in 1974)
* [[Michael Canning William John Keith, 13th Earl of Kintore]], 3rd Viscount Stonehaven (1939–2004)
* [[Michael Keith, 13th Earl of Kintore|Michael Canning William John Keith, 13th Earl of Kintore]], 3rd Viscount Stonehaven (1939–2004)
* [[James William Falconer Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore]], 4th Viscount Stonehaven (born 15 April 1976)
* [[James William Falconer Keith, 14th Earl of Kintore]], 4th Viscount Stonehaven (born 1976)

The [[heir apparent]] to the viscountcy is the present holder's son Tristan Michael Keith, Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (b. 2010).


==References==
The [[heir apparent]] to the viscountcy is the present holder's son Tristan Michael Keith, Lord Inverurie (b. 2010).
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.kittybrewster.com/ancestry/baird.htm Family tree]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20051026203025/http://www.kittybrewster.com/ancestry/baird.htm Family tree]}}


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John Baird,
1st Viscount Stonehaven

Viscount Stonehaven, of Ury in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 27 June 1938 for the Conservative politician and former Governor General of Australia, John Baird, 1st Baron Stonehaven. He had already been created Baron Stonehaven, of Ury in the County of Kincardine, on 12 June 1925.[2] The Baird Baronetcy of Urie, had been created on 8 March 1897 for his father Alexander Baird.[3]

The first Viscount married Lady Ethel Sydney Keith, daughter of Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore, who in 1966 succeeded her younger brother as 12th Countess of Kintore. Their son James Ian Keith succeeded to his father's titles in 1941 and to his mother's titles in 1974. The baronetcy, barony and viscountcy of Stonehaven are now subsidiary titles of the Earldom of Kintore.

Baird Baronets, of Urie (1897)

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Barons Stonehaven (1925)

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Viscounts Stonehaven (1938)

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The heir apparent to the viscountcy is the present holder's son Tristan Michael Keith, Lord Keith of Inverurie and Keith Hall (b. 2010).

References

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  1. ^ "No. 34526". The London Gazette. 28 June 1938. p. 4169.
  2. ^ "No. 33057". The London Gazette. 16 June 1925. p. 4023.
  3. ^ "No. 26830". The London Gazette. 9 March 1897. p. 1392.
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