Lord Polwarth
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Lordship of Polwarth | |
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Creation date | 26 December 1690 |
Created by | King William II and III |
Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
First holder | Patrick Hume, 1st Lord Polwarth |
Present holder | Andrew Walter Hepburne-Scott, 11th Lord Polwarth |
Heir apparent | the Hon. William Henry Hepburne-Scott, Master of Polwarth |
Seat(s) | Harden House |
Former seat(s) | Marchmont House |
Motto | Fides Probata Coronas (Approved faith crowns) |
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1st Earl of Marchmont
Lord Polwarth,ofPolwarthin the County of Berwick, is a title in thePeerage of Scotland.It was created in 1690 forSir Patrick Hume of Polwarth, 2nd Baronet,Lord Chancellor of Scotlandfrom 1696 to 1702 (the baronetcy had been created in theBaronetage of Nova Scotiain 1637 for his father and namesake Patrick Hume). In 1697 he was further createdLord Polwarth,of Polwarth, Redbraes and Greenlaw,Viscount of BlasonberrieandEarl of Marchmont,also in thePeerage of Scotland.Upon the death of his grandson, the third Earl, the creations of 1697 became dormant (unclaimed).
The claim to the lordship of 1690 was vested in his granddaughter, Anne Anstruther-Paterson (de jure4th Lady Polwarth), daughter of Lady Anne Hume-Campbell, eldest daughter of the third Earl. However, she died before any decision on her claim to the peerage had been reached. On her death the claim to the title passed to her aunt Diana Scott (de jure5th Lady Polwarth), youngest daughter of the third Earl, and then to her son Hugh Hepburne-Scott. In 1835, Hugh's claim to the peerage was allowed by theHouse of Lords.His son, the seventh Lord, was aScottish representative peerfrom 1843 to 1867, and like his son, the eighth Lord, served asLord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire.The latter's great-grandson, the tenth Lord, was a Scottish Representative Peer from 1945 to 1963,Governor of the Bank of Scotlandfrom 1966 to 1972, and served in theConservativeadministration ofEdward Heath,as a Minister of State at theScottish Office,from 1972 to 1974. As of 2017[update],the title is held by the latter's son, the eleventh Lord, who succeeded in 2005.
The heirs apparent to the Earls of Marchmont used the courtesy title Lord Polwarth.
The family seat now is Harden House, nearHawick,Roxburghshire.The former seat wasMarchmont House,nearPolwarth,Berwickshire.The other titles associated with the earldom derive fromGreenlaw,four miles southwest of Polwarth, Redbraes Castle, the remains of which are immediately to the east of Marchmont House, and Blasonberry, which was located on the farm of Broomhill on the west bank of theBlackadder Water,quarter of a mile north of Greenlaw.[1]
Hume baronets, of Polwarth (1637)[edit]
- Sir Patrick Hume, 1st Baronet(died 1648)
- Sir Patrick Hume, 2nd Baronet(1641–1724) (createdLord Polwarthin 1697)
Lords Polwarth (1690)[edit]
- Patrick Hume, 1st Lord Polwarth(1641–1724) (createdEarl of Marchmontin 1697)
Earls of Marchmont (1697)[edit]
- Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont(1641–1724)
- Alexander Hume-Campbell, 2nd Earl of Marchmont(1676–1740)
- Hugh Hume-Campbell, 3rd Earl of Marchmont(1708–1794) (earldom dormant on his death)
Lords Polwarth (1690) (continued)[edit]
- Anne Anstruther-Paterson, ''de jure'' 4th Lady Polwarth(d. 1822)
- Diana Scott, ''de jure'' 5th Lady Polwarth(1735–1827)
- Hugh Scott,de jurelaterde facto6th Lord Polwarth(1758–1841) (confirmed in title July 1835)
- Henry Francis Hepburne-Scott, 7th Lord Polwarth(1800–1867)
- Walter Hugh Hepburne-Scott, 8th Lord Polwarth(1838–1920) [Note that he describes himself as the 6th Lord Polwarth on the birth certificate of his son Robert Hepburne Scott, b. 01 May 1873]
- Walter George Hepburne-Scott, 9th Lord Polwarth(1864–1944)
- Henry Alexander Hepburne-Scott, 10th Lord Polwarth(1916–2005)
- Andrew Walter Hepburne-Scott, 11th Lord Polwarth(b. 1947)
Theheir apparentis the present holder's son Hon. William Henry Hepburne-Scott, Master of Polwarth (b. 1973)
The heir apparent's heir apparent is his son Harry Walter Hepburne-Scott (b. 2010)
References[edit]
- Kidd, Charles, ed. (1903).Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage.London: Dean and son. p. 704.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page[usurped]
- General Registers of Scotland, New Register House, 2 West Register Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Births (CR) Scotland.Mertoun House,Mertoun, Berwickshire. 01 May 1873. SCOTT, Robert. 751/ 6.[1]:image accessed 20 June 2021.