Peter Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape
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Kenneth Peter Lyle Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape
(born 23 January 1943), known as Peter Inchcape, is an earl in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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He owns an estate in Scotland
at Carlock House, Glenapp, Ballantrae
, Girvan
, Ayrshire
, and also has houses in London
and Wiltshire
, England
.
Inchcape is a nephew of the life peer
Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw
.
Earl of Inchcape
Earl of Inchcape is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1929 for the Scottish shipping magnate and public servant James Mackay, 1st Viscount Inchcape. He was Chairman of the P and O Steam Navigation Company...
(born 23 January 1943), known as Peter Inchcape, is an earl 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...
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He owns an estate in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
at Carlock House, Glenapp, Ballantrae
Ballantrae
Ballantrae is a community in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The name probably comes from the Scottish Gaelic Baile na Tràgha, meaning the "town by the beach"....
, Girvan
Girvan
Girvan is a burgh in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of about 8000 people. Originally a fishing port, it is now also a seaside resort with beaches and cliffs. Girvan dates back to 1668 when is became a municipal burgh incorporated by by charter...
, Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Ayrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
, and also has houses in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Family
Lord Inchcape married Georgina Nisbet on 7 June 1966, and they have three children -- Lady Elspeth Pease Mackay, born 3 November 1972
- Lady Ailsa Fiona Stonor, born 1 April 1977 (married the Hon. William Stonor, son and heir of Lord CamoysRalph Stonor, 7th Baron CamoysRalph Thomas Campion George Sherman Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys, , was Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2000...
, 20 March 2004) - Fergus James Kenneth Mackay, Viscount Glenapp, born 9 July 1979
Inchcape is a nephew of the life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw
Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw
Simon Brooke Mackay, Baron Tanlaw is a crossbench member of the House of Lords.- Family and business interests:Tanlaw is the third son of the 2nd Earl of Inchcape...
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Appointments
- Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Foundation, an antiterrorism think tankThink tankA think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
- Deputy chairman of Austin Motors
- Director of Assam Oil & Natural Gas
- Trustee of the charity MapAction
Other
- The Sunday Times Rich List 2005Sunday Times Rich List 2005The Sunday Times Rich List 2005 was published in April 2005.Since 1989 the UK national Sunday newspaper The Sunday Times has published an annual magazine supplement to the newspaper called the Sunday Times Rich List...
stated Lord Inchcape's fortune as £50M and placed him at position 938 in the list of the richest people in the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. - He was Master of the Worshipful Company of GrocersWorshipful Company of GrocersThe Worshipful Company of Grocers is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London. It is ranked second in the order of precedence of the Companies and, having been established in 1345, is one of the original Great Twelve City Livery Companies....
1993-94 and is a member of the Oriental ClubOriental ClubThe Oriental Club in London is a traditional private members' club established in 1824 that now admits both gentlemen and ladies to membership...