Baron Ruthven of Gowrie

Baron Ruthven of Gowrie, of Gowrie in the County of Perth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, held by the Earl of Gowrie since 1956. It was created in 1919 for Walter Hore-Ruthven, 9th Lord Ruthven of Freeland, in the Peerage of Scotland (see Lord Ruthven of Freeland for earlier history of the Hore-Ruthven family). He was succeeded by his eldest son and namesake, Walter, the tenth Lord and second Baron. On the tenth Lord's death in 1956 the Scottish Lordship of Parliament and British barony separated. The Lordship, which could be passed on through female lines, devolved on his eldest daughter, Bridget, while the British barony, which could only be passed on through male lines, devolved on his great-nephew, Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie. Lord Gowrie was the grandson of Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie, second son of the ninth Lord Ruthven of Freeland. See Lord Ruthven of Freeland and Earl of Gowrie for further history of the titles.

Barons Ruthven of Gowrie (1919)

The grave of Walter James Hore, Baron Ruthven, Dean Cemetery

The heir apparent is the present holder's son (Patrick Leo) Brer Ruthven, Viscount Ruthven of Canberra (b. 1964). The heir apparent's heir apparent is his only son the Hon. Heathcote Patrick Cornelius Hore-Ruthven (b. 1990).

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