Baron Catto, of Cairncatto in theCounty of Aberdeen, is a title in thepeerage of the United Kingdom. The only hereditary peerage newly conferred during the reign of KingEdward VIII, the barony was created on 24 February 1936 for the businessman, banker and public servant,Sir Thomas Catto, 1st Baronet.[1] He had already been created a baronet, of Peterhead, on 5 July 1921. As of 2018[update] the titles are held by his grandson, the third baron, who succeeded his father in 2001.
Theheir presumptive is the present holder's brother, the Hon. Alexander Gordon Catto (b. 1952).
The heir presumptive'sheir apparent is his son, Thomas Innes Gordon Catto (b. 1983).
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