Viscount Weir, of Eastwood in the County of Renfrew

Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east...

, is a title 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...

. It was created in 1938 for the Scottish businessman, public servant, politician and former Secretary of State for Air

Secretary of State for Air

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, William Weir, 1st Baron Weir. He had already been created Baron Weir, of Eastwood in the County of Renfrew

Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east...

, in 1918, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1975.

The family previously owned Montgreenan Mains Estate

The Lands of Montgreenan

Montgreenan is an estate in North Ayrshire, Parish of Kilwinning, Scotland. The Lugton Water runs through the policies and farmland of Montgreenan...

, near Torranyard

Auchenharvie Castle

Auchenharvie Castle is a ruined castle near Torranyard on the A 736 Glasgow to Irvine road. It lies in North Ayrshire, Scotland.-The Castle:...

, Ayrshire

Ayrshire

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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

Heir apparent

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is the present holder's the Hon. James William Hartland Weir (b. 1965)