Baron Forres
| Barony of Forres | |
|---|---|
  Argent, a saltire wavy between a mullet in chief and another in base, and as many boar's heads couped in the flanks sable, armed and langued gules | |
| Creation date | 19 June 1922[1] |
| Created by | King George V |
| Peerage | Peerage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Sir Archibald Williamson, 1st Baronet |
| Present holder | George Williamson, 5th Baron Forres |
| Heir presumptive | Hon. Guthrie Williamson |
| Remainder to | Heirs male of the 1st baron's body lawfully begotten[2] |
| Motto | Modice augetur modicum ("Little is made larger by little")[1] |
Baron Forres, of Glenogil in the County of Forfar, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in the 1922 Birthday Honours for the businessman and Liberal politician Sir Archibald Williamson, 1st Baronet.[3] He had already been created a Baronet of Glenlogil in 1909. Williamson was the son of Stephen Williamson. who represented St Andrews and Kilmarnock in the House of Commons.[1]
As of 2025[update] the titles are held by the first Baron's great-great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2025.
Barons Forres (1922)
[edit]- Archibald Williamson, 1st Baron Forres, 1st Baronet of Glenlogil (1860–1931)
- Stephen Kenneth Guthrie Williamson, 2nd Baron Forres, 2nd Baronet of Glenlogil (1888–1954)
- John Archibald Harford Williamson, 3rd Baron Forres, 3rd Baronet of Glenlogil (1922–1978)
- Alastair Stephen Grant Williamson, 4th Baron Forres, 4th Baronet of Glenlogil (1946–2025)
- George Archibald Mallam Williamson, 5th Baron Forres, 5th Baronet of Glenlogil (b. 1972)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's younger brother, the Hon. Guthrie John Williamson (b. 1975).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 1469–1470. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "No. 32722". The London Gazette. 23 June 1922. p. 4718.
- ^ "No. 32716". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1922. p. 4318.
- ^ https://peeragenews.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-4th-baron-forres-1946-2025.html
