Orr-Ewing baronets

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There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Orr-Ewing family, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extant as of 2010.

History

The Orr Ewing Baronetcy, of Ballikinrain in the County of Stirling and of Lennoxbank in the County of Dunbarton, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 March 1886 for the Conservative politician Archibald Orr-Ewing. He was the seventh son of William Ewing, a merchant of Glasgow, and Susan, daughter of John Orr, Provost of Paisley. The fourth Baronet was a Brigadier-General in the British Army. Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing, fifth son of the first Baronet, was Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs. His son Sir Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing was Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare.

The Orr-Ewing Baronetcy, of Hendon in the County of Middlesex, was created on 27 June 1963 for the Conservative politician Ian Orr-Ewing. He was the grandson of John Orr-Ewing, fourth son of the first Baronet. In 1970 he was created a life peer as Baron Orr-Ewing, of Little Berkhamsted in the County of Hertford. The life peerage became extinct on his death in 1999 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, the second Baronet. As a descendant of the first Baronet of the 1886 creation, he is also in remainder to this title.

Orr-Ewing baronets, of Ballikinrain and Lennoxbank (1886)

  • Sir Ronald Archibald Orr-Ewing, 5th Baronet (14 May 1912–14 September 2002). Orr-Ewing succeeded his father in 1960. He was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland between 1965 and 1969. He married Marion Hester Cameron On 6 April 1938. They had four children: Sir Archibald Donald Orr-Ewing, 6th Baronet (b. 20 December 1938); Janet Elizabeth Orr-Ewing (b. 9 November 1940); Fiona Marion Orr-Ewing (b. 3 March 1946); Ronald James Orr-Ewing (b. 9 January 1948). Orr-Ewing died in September 2002, aged 90, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Archibald (see below).

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Alastair Frederick Archibald Orr-Ewing (born 1982).

Orr-Ewing baronets, of Hendon (1963)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Archie Cameron Orr-Ewing (born 1969).

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