Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
There have been twobaronetcies created for members of theOrr-Ewing family, both in theBaronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extant as of 2010.
TheOrr Ewing Baronetcy, ofBallikinrain in the parish ofKillearn in theCounty of Stirling and of Lennoxbank in the parish ofBonhill in theCounty of Dunbarton, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 March 1886 for theConservative politicianArchibald Orr-Ewing.[1] He was the seventh son of William Ewing, a merchant ofGlasgow, and Susan, daughter of John Orr, Provost of Paisley. The fourth Baronet was aBrigadier-General in theBritish Army.Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing, fifth son of the first Baronet, wasMember of Parliament forAyr Burghs. His sonSir Ian Leslie Orr-Ewing was Member of Parliament forWeston-super-Mare.
TheOrr-Ewing Baronetcy, ofHendon in theCounty of Middlesex, was created on 27 June 1963 for the Conservative politicianIan Orr-Ewing.[2] He was the grandson of John Orr-Ewing, fourth son of the first Baronet. In 1970 he was created alife peer asBaron Orr-Ewing, of Little Berkhamsted in the County of Hertford. The life peerage became extinct on his death in 1999 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, the second Baronet.
Orr-Ewing baronets, of Ballikinrain and Lennoxbank (1886)
[edit]- Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet (1818–1893)
- Sir William Orr Ewing, 2nd Baronet (1848–1903)
- Sir Archibald Ernest Orr Ewing, 3rd Baronet (1853–1919)
- SirNorman Archibald Orr-Ewing, 4th Baronet (23 November 1880 – 26 March 1960). Orr-Ewing was aBrigadier-General in the Army and served asGrand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1937 to 1939. He married Laura Louisa Robarts, a granddaughter of Percy Barrington, 8th Viscount Barrington, on 24 July 1911. He died in March 1960, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Ronald.
- Sir Ronald Archibald Orr-Ewing, 5th Baronet (14 May 1912 – 14 September 2002). Orr-Ewing succeeded his father in 1960. He married Marion Hester Cameron, daughter ofSir Donald Walter Cameron of Lochiel, on 6 April 1938. They had four children: Sir Archibald Donald Orr-Ewing, 6th Baronet (b. 20 December 1938); Janet Elizabeth Orr-Ewing (b. 9 November 1940); Fiona Marion Orr-Ewing (b. 3 March 1946); Ronald James Orr-Ewing (b. 9 January 1948). Orr-Ewing died in September 2002, aged 90, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Archibald (see below).
- Sir Archibald Donald Orr-Ewing, 6th Baronet (born 20 December 1938). Orr-Ewing is the eldest son ofSir Ronald Archibald Orr-Ewing, 5th Baronet and was educated atGordonstoun andTrinity College Dublin. He was the Grand Master Mason ofThe Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland, until 27 November 2008 a post he held since 2005. He previously held the post between 1999 and 2004. He was installed as Deputy Grand Master & Governor (the administrator) of theRoyal Order of Scotland at Edinburgh on 3 July 2009. He is the current Lieutenant Grand Commander of the Supreme Council for Scotland of theAncient and Accepted Scottish Rite, having succeeded to the Council in 1998. He married firstly Venetia Turner on 10 December 1965. They divorced in 1972 and Orr-Ewing then married as his second wife Nicola Black, a great-granddaughter ofJames Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe. They have one son, Alastair.
Theheir apparent is the present holder's son Alastair Frederick Archibald Orr-Ewing (born 1982).
Coat of arms of Orr-Ewing baronets | - Crest
- A demi-lion rampant gules holding in its dexter paw a mullet as in the arms.
- Escutcheon
- Argent, a chevron gules, issuant therefrom a banner of the second thereon in the first quarter the arms of St Andrew viz, azure a saltire argent; between in chief two mullets gules and in base the sun in its splendour, the whole within a bordure indented gules charged with three martlets argent, two in chief and one in base.
- Motto
- Audaciter (Boldly)[3]
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Orr-Ewing baronets, of Hendon (1963)
[edit]The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Alfred Charles Orr-Ewing (born 1999).
