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John Buchan,
 1st Baron Tweedsmuir

**Baron Tweedsmuir**, of [Elsfield](/source/Elsfield) in the [County of Oxford](/source/County_of_Oxford), is a title in the [Peerage of the United Kingdom](/source/Peerage_of_the_United_Kingdom). Holders of the title are referred to as **Lord Tweedsmuir**.[1]

## History

The title "Baron Tweedsmuir" was created in 1935 for the author and [Unionist](/source/Unionist_Party_(Scotland)) politician [John Buchan](/source/John_Buchan%2C_1st_Baron_Tweedsmuir). He served as [Governor-General of Canada](/source/Governor-General_of_Canada) from 1935 to his death in 1940. His eldest son, the second Baron, was the husband of the [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) politician [Lady Tweedsmuir](/source/Priscilla_Buchan%2C_Baroness_Tweedsmuir).

As of 2010[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baron_Tweedsmuir&action=edit) the title is held by the second Baron's nephew, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2008.

The Honourable [James Buchan](/source/James_Buchan), younger son of the third Baron, is an author.

The first Baron was brought up in the [Tweed Valley](/source/River_Tweed) in the [Scottish Borders](/source/Scottish_Borders) at [Broughton](/source/Broughton%2C_Scottish_Borders) close to the village of [Tweedsmuir](/source/Tweedsmuir).

The family seat was Elsfield Manor, near [Oxford](/source/Oxford).

## Barons Tweedsmuir (1935)

- [John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir](/source/John_Buchan) (1875–1940)

- [John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir](/source/John_Buchan%2C_2nd_Baron_Tweedsmuir) (1911–1996)

- [William de l'Aigle Buchan, 3rd Baron Tweedsmuir](/source/William_Buchan%2C_3rd_Baron_Tweedsmuir) (1916–2008)

- [John William de l'Aigle Buchan, 4th Baron Tweedsmuir](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_William_de_l%27Aigle_Buchan,_4th_Baron_Tweedsmuir&action=edit&redlink=1) (b. 1950)

The [heir apparent](/source/Heir_apparent) is the present holder's son the Hon. John Alasdair Gawain Buchan (b. 1986).

## Line of Succession

- *The Right Hon. [John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir](/source/John_Buchan%2C_1st_Baron_Tweedsmuir) (1875–1940)* - *[John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir](/source/John_Norman_Stuart_Buchan%2C_2nd_Baron_Tweedsmuir) (1911–1996)* - *[William de l'Aigle Buchan, 3rd Baron Tweedsmuir](/source/William_Buchan%2C_3rd_Baron_Tweedsmuir) (1916–2008)* - John William Howard de l'Aigle Buchan, 4th Baron Tweedsmuir (b. 1950) - **(1)** Hon. John Alasdair Gawain Buchan (b. 1986) - **(2)** Hon. Christopher (Kit) Charles Westray Buchan (b. 1988) - **(3)** Hon. Charles Walter Edward Ralph Buchan (b. 1951) - **(4)** William Edward Francis Ewelme Buchan (b. 1984) - **(5)** Hon. [James Ernest Buchan](/source/James_Buchan) (b. 1954) - **(6)** Nicholas Adam Buchan (b. 1992) - **(7)** Hon. Alexander Edward Buchan (b. 1961) - **(8)** Patrick Charles Julian Buchan (b. 1994) - **(9)** Roland Thomas Lucien Buchan (b. 1997) - *Hon. Alastair Francis Buchan (1918–1976)* - **(10)** David John Brian Washington Buchan (b. 1947) - **(11)** Charles Buchan (b. 1986) - **(12)** Julian Daniel Buchan (b. 1990) - **(13)** Benjamin William Alastair Buchan (b. 1948) - **(14)** Adam Peter Alastair Buchan (b. 1980)

## Arms

Coat of arms of Baron Tweedsmuir Crest A sunflower proper. Escutcheon Azure, a fesse between three lions' heads erased argent. Supporters Dexter: a stag proper attired or collared gules; Sinister: a falcon proper jessed belled and beaked or armed and collared gules. Motto Non inferiora secutus (Not following meaner things)..[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["No. 34167"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34167/page/3620). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 4 June 1935. p. 3620.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Debrett's peerage and baronetage*](https://archive.org/details/debrettspeerageb0000unse_r0m8/page/1603/). 2003. p. 1603. Retrieved 11 November 2025.

- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). *Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage* (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.

- [Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages](https://web.archive.org/web/20191024165310/http://leighrayment.com/)[*[self-published source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources)*] [*[better source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable_sources)*]

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