Baron Kirkwood

Baron Kirkwood, of Bearsden in the County of Dunbarton,^[1] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1951 for the Scottish engineer, trade unionist, Independent Labour Party and later Labour politician David Kirkwood. The title is currently held by his grandson James, the fourth baron, who succeeded his brother David in 2023.

Baron Kirkwood (1951)

• David Kirkwood, 1st Baron Kirkwood (1872–1955)^[2]
• David Kirkwood, 2nd Baron Kirkwood (1903–1970)^[2]
• David Harvie Kirkwood, 3rd Baron Kirkwood (1931–2023)^[3]
• James Stuart Kirkwood, 4th Baron Kirkwood (born 1937)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin once removed, Douglas James Kirkwood (born 1974).

Male-line family tree

Line of succession

Coat of arms of Baron Kirkwood

Crest The bow of a ship affrontée Proper. Escutcheon Argent two chevronels round-embattled on their upper edges Sable between two oak sprigs slipped and fructed Proper in chief and a cog-wheel Azure in base. Supporters Dexter an Ayrshire bull sinister a Clydesdale stallion both Proper the latter harnessed Or. Motto Whatever Men Dare They Can Do[5]

See also

• Archibald Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope

Notes

References

Sources

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,^{[page needed]}
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages  ^{[self-published source][better source needed]}

Extant hereditary baronies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom