Earl of Inchcape

Earl of Inchcape is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.^[1] It was created in 1929 for the Scottish shipping magnate and public servant James Mackay, who had been created Baron Inchcape, of Strathnaver in the County of Sutherland, in 1911,^[2] and Viscount Inchcape, of Strathnaver in the County of Sutherland, in 1924.^[3] Inchcape was made Viscount Glenapp, of Strathnaver in the County of Sutherland, at the same time as he was given the earldom. These titles are also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

The family seat is Carlock House, near Ballantrae, Ayrshire. The former family seat was Glenapp Castle, which is currently a luxury hotel, and which was sold by the Inchcape family in 1982, having been acquired by the 1st Earl of Inchcape in 1917. The present Earl of Inchcape, however, still owns the Glenapp Estate.

Earls of Inchcape (1929)

• James Lyle Mackay, 1st Earl of Inchcape (1852–1932)
• Kenneth Mackay, 2nd Earl of Inchcape (1887–1939)
• Kenneth James William Mackay, 3rd Earl of Inchcape (1917–1994)
• Kenneth Peter Lyle Mackay, 4th Earl of Inchcape (b. 1943)

The heir apparent is the present holder's only son Fergus James Kenneth Mackay, Viscount Glenapp (b. 1979).

See also

• Inchcape
• Inchcape plc

References

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

1. The London Gazette: no. 33509. p. 4189. 25 June 1929.
2. The London Gazette: no. 28512. p. 5169. 11 July 1911.
3. The London Gazette: no. 32900. p. 684. 22 January 1924.