Henry Dewar, 3rd Baron Forteviot


Henry Evelyn Alexander Dewar, 3rd Baron Forteviot, MBE, was a Scottish businessman. He was the son of John Dewar, 1st Baron Forteviot and Margaret Elizabeth Holland.
He was invested as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1943.
His daughter Caroline married in 1956 James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, only son of Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk and great-grandson of King Edward VII. Henry succeeded in 1947 as Baron Forteviot from his half-brother John who died childless.
His daughter Penelope married in 1959 Norman Frank Butler, eldest son of Paul Butler of Oak Brook, Illinois, and grandson of Frank O. Butler, also of Oak Brook. They had three children - Paul Butler, Tiggy Butler and Sean Butler.
He is buried with his wife in the family plot at Aberdalgie just west of Perth.

Education and career

He was educated at Eton College, Eton, England. In 1929 he graduated from St. John's College, University of Oxford, England, with a Bachelor of Arts. He was chairman of John Dewar & Sons between 1954 and 1976.

Marriage and family

He married Cynthia Monica Starkie, daughter of Piers Cecil Le Gendre Starkie and Cicely de Hoghton, on 25 April 1933.
They had four children: