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{{short description|Viscountcy in the Peerage of the United Kingdom}}
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'''Viscount Soulbury''', of Soulbury in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]]. It was created in 1954 for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician the [[Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury|Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Baron Soulbury]] at the end of his term as [[Governor-General of Ceylon]]. He had already been created '''Baron Soulbury''', of Soulbury in the County of Buckingham, in 1941, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. {{As of|2010}} the titles are held by his grandson, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded in 2010.

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[[File:Soulbury Achievement.png|thumb|The arms of the Viscounts Soulbury <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/soulbury1954.htm| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205400/http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/soulbury1954.htm| archive-date = 2016-03-03| title = Soulbury, Viscount (UK, 1954)}}</ref>]]
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'''Viscount Soulbury''', of [[Soulbury]] in the [[Buckinghamshire|County of Buckingham]], is a title in the [[Peerage of the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=40232 |date=16 July 1954 |page=4164}}</ref> It was created on 16 July 1954 for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician [[Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury|Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Baron Soulbury]] at the end of his term as [[Governor-General of Ceylon]]. He was son of Herwald, son of James and brother of Rev Alexander Ramsbotham. He had already been created '''Baron Soulbury''', of Soulbury in the County of Buckingham, on 6 August 1941, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35241 |date=8 August 1941 |page=4565}}</ref> He was succeeded by his elder son, James, the second Viscount, who lived most of his life in [[Sri Lanka]] and gave his maiden speech 13 December 1984. The second Viscount was succeeded by his younger brother, Peter. Better known as Sir Peter Ramsbotham, he was a distinguished diplomat and notably served as [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the United States|British Ambassador to the United States]] between 1974 and 1977. Sir Peter's son, Oliver, fourth Viscount, succeeded in 2010.


==Viscounts Soulbury (1954)==
==Viscounts Soulbury (1954)==
*[[Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury]] (1887–1971)
*[[Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury]] (1887–1971)
*James Herwald Ramsbotham, 2nd Viscount Soulbury (1915–2004).
*[[James Ramsbotham, 2nd Viscount Soulbury|James Herwald Ramsbotham, 2nd Viscount Soulbury]] (1915–2004)
*[[Peter Ramsbotham|Peter Edward Ramsbotham, 3rd Viscount Soulbury]] (1919–2010). He did not use the title.
He lived in Ceylon/[[Sri Lanka]] from the late 1950s, where his father had been Governor-General, as a Hindu yogi under the name of Santhaswami. Although he ran the at the [[Sivathondan Nilayam]] at [[Chenkalady]] in [[Batticaloa]] he also used to spend a good deal of his time amongst the [[Veddas]], aboriginal tribal peoples. He would go off for long periods of time to their strongholds deep in the jungles and forrests. Inevitably, one newspaper or another would "scoop" the story of his death. He would subsequently emerge again from one of these forays, wondering what all the fuss was about.<ref>[http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2004-5/weekly/200105/coll.htm]</ref>
*[[Peter Ramsbotham, 3rd Viscount Soulbury|Peter Edward Ramsbotham, 3rd Viscount Soulbury]] (1919–2010)
* Professor Oliver Peter Ramsbotham, 4th Viscount Soulbury (b. 1943). He does not use the title.

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* Oliver Peter Ramsbotham, 4th Viscount Soulbury (b. 1943)
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The [[heir apparent]] is the present holder's son, the Hon. (Edward) Herwald Ramsbotham (b. 1966).


==Line of Succession==
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The [[heir apparent]] is the present holder's son, the Hon. Edward Herwald Ramsbotham (b. 1966).
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* [[File:Coronet of a British Viscount.svg|15px]] ''Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury (1887 - 1971)''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p52642.htm#i526418|title = Person Page}}</ref>
** [[File:Coronet of a British Viscount.svg|15px]] ''Peter Edward Ramsbotham, 3rd Viscount Soulbury (1919 - 2010)''
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*** [[File:Coronet of a British Viscount.svg|15px]] '''Oliver Peter Ramsbotham, 4th Viscount Soulbury''' (born 1943)
**** '''(1)''' ''Hon.'' Edward Herwald Ramsbotham (b. 1966)
**** '''(2)''' ''Hon.'' Benedict Oliver David Ramsbotham (b. 1967)
**** '''(3)''' ''Hon.'' Alexander Meredith Ramsbotham (b. 1969)
*** '''(4)''' ''Hon.'' Simon Edward Ramsbotham (b. 1949)
**** '''(5)''' David James Peter Ramsbotham (b. 1981)
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==References==
==References==
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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
*{{Rayment|date=February 2012}}
*{{rayment}}


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{{Extant British viscountcies}}


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Latest revision as of 16:57, 12 December 2023

The arms of the Viscounts Soulbury [1]

Viscount Soulbury, of Soulbury in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[2] It was created on 16 July 1954 for the Conservative politician Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Baron Soulbury at the end of his term as Governor-General of Ceylon. He was son of Herwald, son of James and brother of Rev Alexander Ramsbotham. He had already been created Baron Soulbury, of Soulbury in the County of Buckingham, on 6 August 1941, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[3] He was succeeded by his elder son, James, the second Viscount, who lived most of his life in Sri Lanka and gave his maiden speech 13 December 1984. The second Viscount was succeeded by his younger brother, Peter. Better known as Sir Peter Ramsbotham, he was a distinguished diplomat and notably served as British Ambassador to the United States between 1974 and 1977. Sir Peter's son, Oliver, fourth Viscount, succeeded in 2010.

Viscounts Soulbury (1954)

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The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. (Edward) Herwald Ramsbotham (b. 1966).

Line of Succession

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  • Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury (1887 - 1971)[4]
    • Peter Edward Ramsbotham, 3rd Viscount Soulbury (1919 - 2010)
      • Oliver Peter Ramsbotham, 4th Viscount Soulbury (born 1943)
        • (1) Hon. Edward Herwald Ramsbotham (b. 1966)
        • (2) Hon. Benedict Oliver David Ramsbotham (b. 1967)
        • (3) Hon. Alexander Meredith Ramsbotham (b. 1969)
      • (4) Hon. Simon Edward Ramsbotham (b. 1949)
        • (5) David James Peter Ramsbotham (b. 1981)

References

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  1. ^ "Soulbury, Viscount (UK, 1954)". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  2. ^ "No. 40232". The London Gazette. 16 July 1954. p. 4164.
  3. ^ "No. 35241". The London Gazette. 8 August 1941. p. 4565.
  4. ^ "Person Page".
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