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词条 Viscount Weir
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  1. Viscounts Weir (1938)

  2. Arms

  3. Notes

  4. References

Viscount Weir, of Eastwood in the County of Renfrew, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1938 for the Scottish businessman, public servant, politician and former President of the Air Council, William Weir, 1st Baron Weir. He had already been created Baron Weir, of Eastwood in the County of Renfrew, in 1918, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. {{As of|2010}} the titles are held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1975.

The family previously owned Montgreenan Mains Estate, near Torranyard, Ayrshire.

Viscounts Weir (1938)

  • William Douglas Weir, 1st Viscount Weir (1877–1959)
  • James Kenneth Weir, 2nd Viscount Weir (1905–1975)
  • William Kenneth James Weir, 3rd Viscount Weir (b. 1933)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. James William Hartland Weir (b. 1965)

Arms

{{Infobox COA wide
|image =
|crest = A Wing Argent charge with a Thistle slipped proper
|coronet = A Coronet of a Viscount
|escutcheon = Azure a Cogwheel Or winged Argent in chief the Sun in Splendour of the second
|supporters = On either side a Winged Horse Argent hoofed and crined Or
|motto = Forward Towards The Light
}}

Notes

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References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}
  • {{Rayment|date=February 2012}}
{{Extant British viscountcies}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Weir}}

1 : Viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

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