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Viscount Runciman of Doxford, of Doxford in the County of Northumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1937 [ 1 ] for the Hon. Walter Runciman , a politician whose career included service as a Member of Parliament , President of the Board of Trade and Lord President of the Council . [ 2 ]
Coat of arms of Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford [38] Crest A seahorse erect gules, holding in the fore fins a thistle as in the arms. Escutcheon Per fess or and azure a lymphad oars in action, the sail charged with a thistle leaved and slipped proper, flags flying to the dexter gules. Supporters
Thomas Vesey, 7th Viscount de Vesci Ireland Oliver Vesey: 27 The Viscount Lifford: 1781 Edward Hewitt, 9th Viscount Lifford Ireland James Hewitt: 28 The Viscount Bangor: 1781 William Ward, 8th Viscount Bangor Ireland Edward Ward (half-brother) 29 The Viscount Doneraile: 1785 Richard St Leger, 10th Viscount Doneraile Ireland Nathaniel St Leger: 30
Coat of arms of Garry Runciman, 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford [15] Crest A seahorse erect gules, holding in the fore fins a thistle as in the arms. Escutcheon Per fess or and azure a lymphad oars in action, the sail charged with a thistle leaved and slipped proper, flags flying to the dexter gules. Supporters
The Runciman family produced a father and son who sat in the House of Lords simultaneously, the father as a baron, the son as a viscount. Both were prominent government ministers, and both were peers of first creation. The first Viscountess, Hilda Runciman, was an MP in her own right briefly.
Runciman was the eldest son of the politician Walter Runciman (later 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford) and Hilda Stevenson. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and grew up at Doxford Hall. He was educated at Summer Fields School, [1] Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1937 he was awarded the Air Force Cross.
Sir James Cochran Stevenson Runciman CH FBA (7 July 1903 – 1 November 2000), known as Steven Runciman, was an English historian best known for his three-volume A History of the Crusades (1951–54). His works had a profound impact on the popular conception of the Crusades.
Walter Runciman may refer to: Walter Runciman, 1st Baron Runciman (1847–1937), shipping magnate, Liberal MP, and peer Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford (1870–1949), son of the above, Liberal and later National Liberal MP and government minister