Viscount Monckton of Brenchley

Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley.

Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, of Brenchley in the County of Kent, is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1957 for the lawyer, Conservative politician and former Minister of Defence, Sir Walter Monckton. His son, the second Viscount, was a Major-General in the British Army. As of 2013 the title is held by the latter's eldest son, the third Viscount, who succeeded in 2006. He is a journalist known for his climate change skepticism and as the creator of the Eternity puzzle.

Viscounts Monckton of Brenchley (1957)

• Walter Turner Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1891–1965)
• Gilbert Walter Riversdale Monckton, 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1915–2006)
• Christopher Walter Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (b. 1952)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother The Hon. Timothy David Robert Monckton (b. 1955).
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Dominic Walter Monckton (b. 1985).

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References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors), Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages