Baron Thomson of Fleet

Baron Thomson of Fleet, of Northbridge in the City of Edinburgh, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1964 for Roy Thomson, a Canadian-born newspaper magnate.^[1] He was succeeded in 1976 by his son, the second baron. As of 2020^[update], the title is held by the first Baron's grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2006.^[2]

Barons Thomson of Fleet (1964)

Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet (1894–1976)
Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet (1923–2006)
David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (b. 1957)

The heir to this title is the present holder's son, the Hon. Benjamin James Ludwick Thomson (b. 2006)

Line of Succession

Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet (1894—1976)
- Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet (1923—2006)
  - David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 1957)
    - (1) Hon. Benjamin James Ludwick Thomson (b. 2006)
  - (2) Hon. Peter John Thomson (b. 1965)

Arms

Coat of arms of Baron Thomson of Fleet
	Crest A beaver sejant erect Proper blowing upon a hunting-horn Argent slung over his dexter shoulder by a riband of the dress tartan Proper to Thomson of that Ilk and his dependers. Escutcheon Argent a stag's head cabossed Proper on a chief azure between two mullets a hunting-horn of the first stringed Gules. Supporters Dexter a Mississauga Indian habited in the proper costume of his tribe holding in his dexter hand a bow all Proper; sinister a shepherd bearing in his sinister hand a shepherd's crook on his head a bonnet all Proper and wearing a kilt of the usual tartan Proper to Thomson of that Ilk and his dependers. Motto Never A Backward Step ^[3]

References

^ "No. 43267". The London Gazette. 10 March 1964. p. 2189.
^ "In Canada, the Torch is Passed on a Quiet but Profitable Legacy," by Ian Austen, The New York Times (Business Day section) p. C1, July 3, 2006; accessed April 19, 2020.
^ Debrett's Peerage. 2000.

Additional sources

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

[LG_1964-1] "No. 43267". The London Gazette. 10 March 1964. p. 2189.

[austentorch-2] "In Canada, the Torch is Passed on a Quiet but Profitable Legacy," by Ian Austen, The New York Times (Business Day section) p. C1, July 3, 2006; accessed April 19, 2020.

[3] Debrett's Peerage. 2000.

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