Summary
Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, of Brenchley in the County of Kent, is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 11 February 1957 for the lawyer, Conservative politician and former Minister of Defence, Sir Walter Monckton. His son, the second viscount, was a major-general in the British Army. As of 2018[update] the title is held by the latter's eldest son, the third viscount, who succeeded in 2006. He is a journalist known for his denial of climate change, for his work for The Heartland Institute[2] and as the creator of the Eternity puzzle.
Rosa Monckton, Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest, a life peer, is the only daughter of the second viscount and a sister of the present viscount.
Viscounts Monckton of Brenchley (1957) edit
- Walter Turner Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1891–1965)
- Gilbert Walter Riversdale Monckton, 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (1915–2006)
- Christopher Walter Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley (b. 1952)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother the Hon. Timothy David Robert Monckton (b. 1955).
The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Dominic Walter Monckton (b. 1985).
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Notes edit
- ^ "No. 41000". The London Gazette. 12 February 1957. p. 979.
- ^ "The Heartland Institute". The Heartland Institute.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.
References edit
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors), Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]