Baron Kirkwood

Template:Short description Baron Kirkwood, of Bearsden in the County of Dunbarton,<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> 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. The title is currently held by his grandson James, the fourth baron, who succeeded his brother David in 2023.

Baron Kirkwood (1951)

• David Kirkwood, 1st Baron Kirkwood (1872–1955)<ref name="dnb">Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
• David Kirkwood, 2nd Baron Kirkwood (1903–1970)<ref name="dnb"/>
• David Harvie Kirkwood, 3rd Baron Kirkwood (1931–2023)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• James Stuart Kirkwood, 4th Baron Kirkwood (born 1937)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin once removed, Douglas James Kirkwood (born 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)
    • James Stuart Kirkwood, 4th Baron Kirkwood (born 1937)
  • Hon. James Smith Kirkwood (1912–1983)
    • Col. David Kirkwood (1945–2020)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
      • (1) Douglas James Kirkwood (born 1974)
      • (2) David Angus Kirkwood (born 1978)
      • (3) Robert Cameron Kirkwood (born 1981)
    • (4) James Marshall Smith Kirkwood (born 1954)

See also

• Archibald Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope

Sources

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, Template:Page needed
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