Viscountcy in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Viscount Wimborne
, of
Canford Magna
in the County of
Dorset
, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom
.
History
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The title was created in 1918 for
Ivor Guest, 2nd Baron Wimborne
. The
Guest family
descends from the engineer and businessman
John Josiah Guest
. On 14 August 1838, he was created a
baronet
, of
Dowlais
in the County of
Glamorgan
, in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. In 1880, he was created
Baron Wimborne
, of Canford Magna in the County of Dorset, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. On his death, the titles passed to his eldest son, the second Baron. In 1910, four years before he succeeded his father, he had been raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom in his own right as
Baron Ashby St Ledgers
, of
Ashby St Ledgers
in the County of Northampton. Upon his retirement as
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
in 1918, he was further honoured when he was made
Viscount Wimborne
, of Canford Magna in the County of Dorset, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. His son, the second Viscount, represented
Breconshire
in the
House of Commons
. As of 2018
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, the titles are held by the latter's grandson, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1993.
Several other members of the Guest family have also gained distinction.
Montague Guest
, third son of the first Baronet, was a Liberal
Member of Parliament
.
Frederick Edward Guest
,
Henry Guest
and
Oscar Guest
, younger sons of the first Baron, were all prominent politicians. Also,
Lady Charlotte Guest
was the second wife of the first Baronet.
In 1867, the first Baron bought a large house at
22 Arlington Street
in
London
, which remained the family's London residence until 1947.
Guest baronets, of Dowlais (1838)
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Barons Wimborne (1880)
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Viscounts Wimborne (1918)
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The
heir apparent
is the present holder's son, the Hon. Ivor N.G.I. Guest (born 2016).
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