Baron Forres

Baron Forres, of Glenogil in the County of Forfar, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in the 1922 Birthday Honours for the businessman and Liberal politician Sir Archibald Williamson, 1st Baronet.^[3] He had already been created a Baronet of Glenlogil in 1909. Williamson was the son of Stephen Williamson. who represented St Andrews and Kilmarnock in the House of Commons.^[1]

Barony of Forres
Argent, a saltire wavy between a mullet in chief and another in base, and as many boar's heads couped in the flanks sable, armed and langued gules
Creation date	19 June 1922[1]
Created by	King George V
Peerage	Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder	Sir Archibald Williamson, 1st Baronet
Present holder	George Williamson, 5th Baron Forres
Heir presumptive	Hon. Guthrie Williamson
Remainder to	Heirs male of the 1st baron's body lawfully begotten[2]
Motto	Modice augetur modicum ("Little is made larger by little")[1]

As of 2025^[update] the titles are held by the first Baron's great-great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2025.

Barons Forres (1922)

• Archibald Williamson, 1st Baron Forres, 1st Baronet of Glenlogil (1860–1931)
• Stephen Kenneth Guthrie Williamson, 2nd Baron Forres, 2nd Baronet of Glenlogil (1888–1954)
• John Archibald Harford Williamson, 3rd Baron Forres, 3rd Baronet of Glenlogil (1922–1978)
• Alastair Stephen Grant Williamson, 4th Baron Forres, 4th Baronet of Glenlogil (1946–2025)
• George Archibald Mallam Williamson, 5th Baron Forres, 5th Baronet of Glenlogil (born 1972)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's younger brother, the Hon. Guthrie John Williamson (born 1975).^[4]