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The Lord Forteviot | |
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 The grave of John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot, Aberdalgie | |
| Born | (1885-03-17)17 March 1885 |
| Died | 24 October 1947(1947-10-24) (aged 62) |
| Education | Oxford University (no degree) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | John Dewar |
| Relatives | Henry Dewar (half-brother) Thomas Dewar (uncle) Arthur Dewar (uncle) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Unit | Scottish Horse Regiment |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Military Cross |
John Dewar, 2nd Baron ForteviotOBE MC TD FRSE DL JP (17 March 1885 – 24 October 1947) was a Scottish businessman and soldier, notable as being head of the whisky giantJohn Dewar & Sons and of theDistillers Company and a director of theBank of Scotland.
He was born on 17 March 1885 the eldest child and only son of SirJohn Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot and his wife Johann (Joan) Tod. His uncle (his father's brother) wasThomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar. He was sent toRugby School in England as a boarder, followed by New College atOxford University (but did not graduate).[citation needed]
In theFirst World War he served as a colonel in theScottish Horse Regiment, serving in theBalkans,Gallipoli andEgypt. He won theMilitary Cross for bravery.[citation needed]
From 1922 to 1924 he served asLord Provost ofPerth and was alsoDeputy Lieutenant ofPerthshire. On the death of his father in 1929 he succeeded to the title of Baron Forteviot. He also held the title of brigadier in theRoyal Company of Archers, the monarch's official bodyguard in Scotland.[citation needed]
In 1943, he was elected a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were James Watt, SidneyLord Elphinstone,James Pickering Kendall, andJohn Edwin MacKenzie.[1]
He died at his country estate ofDupplin on 24 October 1947. He is buried atAberdalgie slightly south-west ofPerth.[2] The grave lies attached to the church within the family enclosure to the rear of the church.[citation needed]
He married twice, firstly in 1919 to Marjory Winton Isobel Heaton-Ellis (d.1945), secondly in 1946 to Marjory's sister, Mrs Muriel Cecil Harriette Cavendish (then a widow).[3]They had no children, however John, during his marriage to Marjory had an illegitimate daughter in 1924. When John died, the barony passed to his younger half brother,Henry Dewar.
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