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Baron Forteviot , of Dupplin in the ___MASK32___ of Perth , is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1917 for the Scottish businessman and Liberal Member of Parliament , Sir John Dewar , 1st Baronet . He was Chairman of the Scotch Whisky distilling ___MASK84___ John Dewar and Sons and also represented Inverness - shire in the House of Commons . Dewar had already been created a baronet in 1907 . the titles are held by his grandson , the fourth Baron , who succeeded his father in 1993 ( who in his turn had succeeded his half - brother in 1947 ). A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt ) or the rare female equivalent , a baronetess (, or ; ___MASK30___ " Btss "), is the holder of a ___MASK9___ , a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown . The practice of awarding baronetcies was originally introduced in England in the 14th century and was used by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds . A ___MASK3___ of Parliament ( MP ) is the representative of the voters to a parliament . In many countries with bicameral parliaments , this category includes specifically members of the lower house , as upper houses often have a different title . There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Dewar , both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom . Both recipients were later elevated to the peerage as Baron Forteviot and Baron Dewar respectively . For more information , see these titles . The ___MASK87___ comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801 , when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain . New peers continued to be created in the Peerage of Ireland until 1898 ( the last creation being the Barony of Curzon of Kedleston ). Ranks . The ranks of the peerage are duke , marquess , earl , viscount , and baron .