Viscount Boyd of Merton

Viscount Boyd of Merton, of Merton-in-Penninghame in the County of Wigtown, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1960 for the Conservative politician and former Secretary of State for the Colonies, Alan Lennox-Boyd. The Hon. Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd, youngest son of the first Viscount, is also a Conservative politician. As of 2017^[update] the title is held by his eldest son, the second Viscount, who succeeded in 1983.

The family seat was formerly Ince Castle, near Saltash in Cornwall.

Viscount Boyd of Merton (1960)

• Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton (1904–1983)
• Simon Donald Rupert Neville Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of Merton (born 1939)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Benjamin Alan Lennox-Boyd (born 1964).
The heir apparent's heir-in-line is his son Alan George Simon Lennox-Boyd (born 1993).
Arthur Rupert George Lennox-Boyd (born 2021), son of Alan George Lennox-Boyd, is his father's heir.

Line of succession

• Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton (1904–1983)
  • Simon Donald Rupert Neville Lennox-Boyd, 2nd Viscount Boyd of Merton (born 1939)
    • (1) Hon. Benjamin Alan Lennox-Boyd (born 1964)
      • (2) Alan George Simon Lennox-Boyd (born 1993)
        • (3) Arthur Rupert George Lennox-Boyd (born 2021)
      • (4) Henry Simon Lennox-Boyd (born 1997)
    • (5) Hon. Edward George Clive^[a] (born 1968)
      • (6) Jago George Antony Clive (born 1997)
      • (7) William Enys Clive (born 1998)
  • (8) Hon. Sir Mark Alexander Lennox-Boyd (born 1943)

Arms

Coat of arms of Viscount Boyd of Merton

Crest A dexter hand erect in pale having two fingers turned in and the rest pointing upwards Proper the wrist habited in a close sleeve Azure with cuff chequy Argent and Gules. Escutcheon Azure a fess chequy Argent and Gules between an abbatical mitre simplex of the second filleted of the third in chief and in base a rose of the second seeded Vert and barbed of the third. Supporters Two squirrels Proper having collars chequy Argent and Gules [1]

Notes

1. He took the surname of Clive by deed poll in 1999 upon inheriting property from his maternal uncle, George Meysey Clive.

References

1. Debrett's Peerage. 2000.

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source] [better source needed]}