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Viscount Weir is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1938 for William Weir, the Secretary of State for Air. The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... The Secretary of State for Air was a cabinet level British position, in charge of the Air Ministry. ...


The Viscount holds the subsidiary title of Baron Weir, created 1918.


Viscounts Weir (1938)

  • William Douglas Weir, 1st Viscount Weir (1877-1959)
  • James Kenneth Weir, 2nd Viscount Weir (1905-1975)
  • William Kenneth James Weir, 3rd Viscount Weir (b. 1933)

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Janus: Archives of 1st Viscount Weir (541 words)
Almost without exception the papers are concerned with Lord Weir's public life and with the period after 1918.
The papers of the first Viscount Weir were deposited at the College by his son, the present Viscount, in November 1968.
The Weir catalogue was converted from typescript to electronic form as part of the A2A project co-ordinated by the National Archives.
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Bob Weir, best known as a founding member of The Grateful Dead, poses in this classic shot from 1969, the year of the summer of love.
Baron Wolman was a neighbor of The Grateful Dead.
Already an established photographer for such magazines as Life and Look, Baron Wolman’s astounding contribution to the realm of rock 'n' roll began in the 60s when he took on a freelance photography position for Rolling Stone Magazine.
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