The Gibson-Craig, later Gibson-Craig-Carmichael baronetcy, of Riccarton in the County of Midlothian, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 September 1831 for James Gibson-Craig, of 7 North St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, a Scottish lawyer and government official, formerly a supporter of Charles James Fox. Born James Gibson, he assumed the additional surname of Craig in 1818.[1][2][3]
The 2nd Baronet was a Liberal politician and represented Midlothian and Edinburgh in the House of Commons.[4] The 5th Baronet succeeded his kinsman as 12th Baronet of Keirhill in 1926 and assumed the additional surname of Carmichael.
Gibson-Craig, later Gibson-Craig-Carmichael baronets, of Riccarton (1831)
edit- Sir James Gibson-Craig, 1st Baronet (1765–1850)[1]
- Sir William Gibson-Craig, 2nd Baronet (1797–1878)[1]
- Sir James Henry Gibson-Craig, 3rd Baronet (1841–1908)[1][5]
- Sir Archibald Charles Gibson-Craig, 4th Baronet (1883–1914) killed in the First World War serving in the Highland Light Infantry[6]
- Sir Henry Thomas Gibson-Craig-Carmichael, 5th Baronet (1885–1926) (succeeded as 12th Baronet of Keirhill in 1926)[7][8]
See Gibson-Craig-Carmichael baronets for further succession.
See also
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edit- ^ a b c d e Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. p. 251.
- ^ "Edinburgh Post Office annual directory, 1832-1833". National Library of Scotland. p. 42. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ Macleod, Emma Vincent. "Craig, Sir James Gibson, first baronet (1765–1850)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6571. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1885. p. 332.
- ^ "Gibson-Craig, Sir James Henry". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Gibson-Craig, Sir Archibald Charles". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Gibson-Craig-Carmichael, Captain Sir Henry Thomas". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Search Results, CWGC". cwgc.org. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
