The Christison Baronetcy, of Moray Place in the City of Edinburgh, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 November 1871 for the Scottish toxicologist and physician Robert Christison. The fourth Baronet was a General

General

A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....

 in the British Army

British Army

The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...

 and commanding officer of the 2nd battalion of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment

Duke of Wellington's Regiment

The Duke of Wellington's Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division.In 1702 Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he did in and around the city of Gloucester. As was the custom in those days...

. The title became extinct on his death in 1993.

Robert Christison

Robert Christison (pastoralist)

Robert Christison was a pastoralist in Australia.Christison was born in Foulden, Berwickshire, Scotland, sixth son of Alexander Christison, Church of Scotland minister, and his first wife Helen, née Cameron...

 was the nephew of the first Baronet.

Christison Baronets, of Moray Place (1871)

• Sir Robert Christison, 1st Baronet 1797–1882)
• Sir Alexander Christison, 2nd Baronet (1828–1918)
• Sir Robert Alexander Christison, 3rd Baronet (1870–1945)
• Sir Philip Christison, 4th Baronet
  Philip Christison
  General Sir Philip Christison, 4th Baronet GBE CB DSO MC was a British military commander of the Second World War.-Early life and career:...
  
  (1893–1993)