Baron Ross
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The title of Baron Ross, of Hawkhead
in the county of Renfrew
, was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
on 11 August 1815 for George Boyle
. He was Earl of Glasgow
in the Peerage of Scotland
and Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
. His mother Elizabeth was the daughter of George Ross
, 12th Lord Ross
of Hawkhead. The barony became extinct on the death of George Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow
in 1890; his successor in the Earldom
was given the UK barony of Fairlie in 1897.
Hawkhead, Paisley
Hawkhead is an area near Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland.It is the location of Hawkhead railway station on the Paisley Canal Line. It is near Dykebar. The former Hawkhead hospital for infectious diseases, which is now being converted to flats in a development called Hawkhead Village, was...
in the county of Renfrew
Renfrewshire (historic)
Renfrewshire or the County of Renfrew is a registration county, the Lieutenancy area of the Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire, and one of the counties of Scotland used for local government until 1975. Renfrewshire is located in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland, south of the River Clyde,...
, was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
on 11 August 1815 for George Boyle
George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow
George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, GCH FRS , styled Lord Boyle until 1775, was a British peer.He was the son of John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow and his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of George Ross, 13th Lord Ross...
. He was Earl of Glasgow
Earl of Glasgow
Earl of Glasgow is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for David Boyle, Lord Boyle, one of the commissioners who negotiated the Treaty of Union uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain...
in the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
and Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire is the representative of the British Crown covering a lieutenancy area of the county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...
. His mother Elizabeth was the daughter of George Ross
George Ross, 13th Lord Ross
George Ross, 13th Lord Ross of Halkhead , was a Scottish nobleman.-Origins:Ross was the eldest son and heir of William Ross, 12th Lord Ross, who died in 1738, by Agnes, daughter and heiress of Sir John Wilkie of Fouldean...
, 12th Lord Ross
Lord Ross
The title of Lord Ross was a Lordship of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1499 for Sir John Ross, of Halkhead.The second Lord died at the Battle of Flodden. The 12th Lord was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Renfrew in 1715...
of Hawkhead. The barony became extinct on the death of George Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow
George Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow
George Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow was a Scottish nobleman.He was the son of George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow and Julia Sinclair, daughter of Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet....
in 1890; his successor in the Earldom
David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow
David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, GCMG was a Governor of New Zealand.-Royal Navy:Boyle served with the Royal Navy during the Crimean and Second Opium Wars...
was given the UK barony of Fairlie in 1897.
Barons Ross
- George Boyle, 4th Earl of GlasgowGeorge Boyle, 4th Earl of GlasgowGeorge Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow, GCH FRS , styled Lord Boyle until 1775, was a British peer.He was the son of John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow and his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of George Ross, 13th Lord Ross...
, 1st Baron Ross (1766–1843) - James Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl of GlasgowJames Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl of GlasgowCaptain James Carr-Boyle, 5th Earl of Glasgow , styled Viscount of Kelburn until 1843, was a British naval commander and politician.-Background:...
, 2nd Baron Ross (1792–1869) - George Boyle, 6th Earl of GlasgowGeorge Boyle, 6th Earl of GlasgowGeorge Frederick Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow was a Scottish nobleman.He was the son of George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow and Julia Sinclair, daughter of Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet....
, 3rd Baron Ross (1825–1890)
See also
- Earl of GlasgowEarl of GlasgowEarl of Glasgow is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for David Boyle, Lord Boyle, one of the commissioners who negotiated the Treaty of Union uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain...
- Lord RossLord RossThe title of Lord Ross was a Lordship of Parliament in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1499 for Sir John Ross, of Halkhead.The second Lord died at the Battle of Flodden. The 12th Lord was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Renfrew in 1715...
- Baron Ross of Marnock
- Baron Ross of Newport
Sources
- http://www.peerages.info/peerages1.htm#18150811d
- http://www.leighrayment.com/peers/peersR3.htm