Viscount Soulbury
Viscount Soulbury, of
Soulbury in the
County of Buckingham, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. 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. 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.
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