Lord Torphichen
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Peerage of Scotland
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. It was created by Queen Mary in 1564 for Sir James Sandilands
James Sandilands, 1st Lord Torphichen
James Sandilands was born circa 1511 in Calder, West Lothian, Scotland, and died in 1596.He was the second son of Sir James Sandilands, 7th Lord of Calder...
(to whom she was related), with remainder to his heirs and assigns whatsoever. Sandilands had previously served as Preceptor
Preceptor
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of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta
Knights Hospitaller
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in Scotland
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, and took the title from the Torphichen Preceptory
Torphichen Preceptory
Torphichen Preceptory, is a church in the village of Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland. It comprises the remains of the Preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Scotland...
in West Lothian
West Lothian
West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
. He was succeeded by his great-nephew James Sandilands (who was also the current Feudal Baron of Calder). Thereafter the two titles of Lord Torphichen and Feudal Baron of Calder were conjoined, and all later lords were descended from the second lord Torphichen. His great-grandson, the seventh Lord, was a strong supporter of the union with England
Acts of Union 1707
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. His grandson, the ninth Lord, and great-great-grandson, the twelfth Lord, sat in the House of Lords as Scottish Representative Peers
Representative peer
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. the title is held by the latter's great-grandson, the fifteenth Lord, who succeeded his father in 1975. He is Chief of Clan Sandilands
Clan Sandilands
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and also holds the feudal title of Baron of Calder, dating to the 14th century.
The title of the lordship of Parliament, Torphichen, is pronounced "Tor-fikken".
The ancestral seat of the Sandilands family is Calder House, historically called Caldour Castle, in Mid Calder
Mid Calder
Mid Calder is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It is located on a steep hill overlooking the River Almond and Calder Wood, around west of Edinburgh...
, West Lothian
West Lothian
West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
.
Lords Torphichen (1564)
- James Sandilands, 1st Lord TorphichenJames Sandilands, 1st Lord TorphichenJames Sandilands was born circa 1511 in Calder, West Lothian, Scotland, and died in 1596.He was the second son of Sir James Sandilands, 7th Lord of Calder...
(d. 1596) - James Sandilands, 2nd Lord Torphichen (c. 1574–1617)
- James Sandilands, 3rd Lord Torphichen (c. 1597–1622)
- John Sandilands, 4th Lord Torphichen (c. 1598–1637)
- John Sandilands, 5th Lord Torphichen (1625–1649)
- Walter Sandilands, 6th Lord Torphichen (1629–1696)
- James Sandilands, 7th Lord Torphichen (d. 1753)
- Walter Sandilands, 8th Lord Torphichen (1707–1765)
- James Sandilands, 9th Lord Torphichen (1759–1815)
- James Sandilands, 10th Lord Torphichen (1770–1862)
- Robert Sandilands, 11th Lord Torphichen (1807–1869)
- James Walter Sandilands, 12th Lord Torphichen (1846–1915)
- John Gordon Sandilands, 13th Lord Torphichen (1886–1973)
- James Bruce Sandilands, 14th Lord Torphichen (1917–1975)
- James Andrew Douglas Sandilands, 15th Lord Torphichen (b. 1946)
The presumptive heir is the present baron's cousin, Robert Powell Sandilands, Master of Torphichen (b. 1950)
The heir of the presumptive heir is his oldest son, Ashton Powell Sandilands (b. 1976)
See also
- Torphichen PreceptoryTorphichen PreceptoryTorphichen Preceptory, is a church in the village of Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland. It comprises the remains of the Preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Scotland...
- Torphichen Website
- Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, Torphichen