Muir baronets
Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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The Muir baronetcy, of Deanston in the county of Perth, and of Park Gardens in the city of Glasgow, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 20 October 1892 for John Muir, Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1889 to 1892.[2]
The 2nd Baronet served as High Sheriff of County Waterford in 1919.[2] The 3rd Baronet was a deputy lieutenant of Perthshire.[3]
The 4th Baronet did not use his title.[4]
Muir baronets, of Deanston and Park Gardens, Glasgow (1892)
- Sir John Muir, 1st Baronet (1828–1903) Lord Provost of Glasgow[2]
- Sir Alexander Kay Muir, 2nd Baronet (1868–1951)[2][5]
- Sir John Harling Muir, 3rd Baronet (1910–1994)[3]
- Richard James Kay Muir, presumed 4th Baronet (1939–2023)[4]
- Ian Charles Muir, 5th Baronet (born 1940)[6]
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Andrew Hugh John Muir (born 1943).[4]
The family are buried at Kincardine-in-Menteith on the road from Deanston to Stirling, just west of Blair Drummond.
