Sir John Gilmour, 4th Baronet

Sir John Gilmour, 4th Baronet DL (15 July 1944 – 10 February 2013) was the son of Sir John Edward Gilmour of Lundin and Montrave, 3rd Bt. and Ursula Mabyn Wills.

Education

Gilmour was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.[1] and North of Scotland College of Agriculture, Scotland. He was admitted to the Royal Company of Archers.[1]

Family and public life

Gilmour married Valerie Jardine Russell, daughter of George Walker Russell, on 6 May 1967. They lived at Wester Balcormo, Fife.[2] His maternal grandfather was Frank Oliver Wills the High Sheriff of Bristol, whose father was Sir Frank William Wills, the Bristol architect & Lord Mayor of Bristol, who was a member of the Wills tobacco family - WD & HO Wills. Also his 3rd great grandfather was Seth Smith (property developer) who developed large parts of the West End of London, including Belgravia & Mayfair, in the early 1800s.

Yeomanry career

Commissioned on 26 May 1966[3] as a second lieutenant into the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse, Gilmour became the fourth generation of his family to serve in this regiment.

Rising to captain, he saw the regiment turned into a cadre[4] with its armoured vehicles removed and its pay stopped. This continued until he finished his service as a captain when his regiment was put into suspended animation. In 1992 his regiment were reactivated, and in 1999 he gained the rank of honorary colonel.

Civil appointments

Gilmour held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Fife from 1988.[1]

Titles and honours

Titles

Baronet of Lundin[5]

Honours

Deputy Lieutenant (Fife)

Honorary military appointments

Honorary Colonel of The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse Squadron of The Queen's Own Yeomanry

References

Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition(2003) volume 2, page 1554
"Col Sir John Gilmour, 4th Baronet 1944-2013". Peerage News.
The London Gazette 1966
The London Gazette 1975
www.baronetage.org