Baron Rowallan
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Baron Rowallan, of Rowallan in the County of Ayr, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created in 1911 for the Liberal
politician Archibald Corbett
. He had previously represented Glasgow Tradeston
in the House of Commons
. His son, the second Baron, fought in both World Wars, was Chief Scout and served as Governor of Tasmania. the title is held by the latter's grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1993.
The heir apparent
is the present holder's son the Hon. Jason William Polson Cameron Corbett (b. 1972)
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Alexander William Cameron Corbett (b. 2004)
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...
. It was created in 1911 for the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician Archibald Corbett
Archibald Corbett, 1st Baron Rowallan
Archibald Cameron Corbett, 1st Baron Rowallan , was a Scottish Liberal Party and Liberal Unionist Party politician.-Early Life:...
. He had previously represented Glasgow Tradeston
Glasgow Tradeston (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Tradeston was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1955. It elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system.-Boundaries:...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. His son, the second Baron, fought in both World Wars, was Chief Scout and served as Governor of Tasmania. the title is held by the latter's grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1993.
Barons Rowallan (1911)
- Archibald Cameron Corbett, 1st Baron RowallanArchibald Corbett, 1st Baron RowallanArchibald Cameron Corbett, 1st Baron Rowallan , was a Scottish Liberal Party and Liberal Unionist Party politician.-Early Life:...
(1856–1933) - Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, 2nd Baron RowallanThomas Corbett, 2nd Baron RowallanThomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, KT, KBE, MC, TD , had a distinguished military career, was Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire and Governor of Tasmania.-Early life:...
(1895–1977) - Arthur Cameron Corbett, 3rd Baron RowallanArthur Corbett, 3rd Baron RowallanCaptain Arthur Cameron Corbett, 3rd Baron Rowallan , was a British aristocrat most notable for successfully having his second marriage annulled in 1970 by a court on the grounds that his wife, April Ashley, a transsexual woman, was a man under then-current UK law...
(1919–1993) - John Polson Cameron Corbett, 4th Baron Rowallan (b. 1947)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son the Hon. Jason William Polson Cameron Corbett (b. 1972)
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Alexander William Cameron Corbett (b. 2004)