Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Vivian , of Glynn and of Truro in the County of Cornwall , is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and held by a branch of the Vivian family . It was created on 19 August 1841 for the soldier Sir Hussey Vivian, 1st Baronet .[ 1] baronet , of Truro in the County of Cornwall, on 19 January 1828.[ 2] Bodmin in the House of Commons and served as Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall . His son, the third Baron, served as British Ambassador to Italy from 1891 to 1893. The latter's great-grandson, the sixth Baron, was a soldier and a Conservative member of the House of Lords . Lord Vivian was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that were allowed to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 . As of 2014 the titles are held by his only son, the seventh Baron, who succeeded in 2004.
Sir Robert Vivian , illegitimate son of the first Baron, was also a prominent soldier. Another member of the Vivian family was Henry Vivian, 1st Baron Swansea . He was the nephew of the first Baron. Lord Swansea's younger brother was Sir Arthur Vivian .
The traditional residence of the Barons Vivian was Glynn House near Cardinham , Cornwall, purchased and first lived in by the 1st Baron Vivian .
A number of Vivian family graves with Celtic-style headstones can be found at the Parish Church of St Winnow .
The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin, Thomas Crespigny Brabazon Vivian (born 1971).
Title succession chart
Title succession chart, Barons Vivian
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