Baron Meston
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Baron Meston, of Agra in the Indian Empire and Dunnottar in the County of Kincardine, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for the Indian civil servant and former Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Sir James Meston. As of 2010[update] the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1984. He is a barrister and judge.
Barons Meston (1918)
- James Scorgie Meston, 1st Baron Meston (1865–1943)
- Dougall Meston, 2nd Baron Meston (1894–1984)
- James Meston, 3rd Baron Meston (b. 1950)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Thomas James Dougall Meston (b. 1977)
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
