Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore

James Ian Keith, 12th Earl of Kintore DL (25 July 1908 – 1 October 1989), known as Viscount Stonehaven between 1941 and 1974, and Chief of Clan Keith from 1974 on, was a Scottish peer and nobleman.

Early life Keith was born James Ian Baird on 25 July 1908 but usually went by his middle name Ian. He was the eldest son of the Governor-General of Australia and Minister for Transport John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven and Ethel Sydney Keith-Falconer, 11th Countess of Kintore.

Career In 1941, he succeeded to the viscountcy of Stonehaven upon the death of his father. During the Second World War, he joined the Royal Marine Engineers and rose to the rank of Major. From 1947 to 1952, Lord Stonehaven lived in South Africa when he returned to manage the family estate at Rickarton. In 1954, he held the office of Member of the Kincardineshire County Council and the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Kincardineshire in 1959.

Marriage and issue On 5 March 1935, Lord Kintore was married to Delia Virginia Loyd (1915–2007), the only daughter of William Lewis Brownlow Loyd of Upper House and the former Hon. Bettine Henrietta Knatchbull-Hugessen (second daughter of Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen, 2nd Baron Brabourne). Together, they were the parents of three children:

Lady Diana Elizabeth Virginia Sydney Keith (b. 1937), who married John Francis Holman of Rickarton, OBE (1924–2015), eldest son of Alexander McArthur Holman, of Jersey, Channel Islands.

Descendants Through his daughter Lady Diana, he was a grandfather of four, including: Richard Ian Holman-Baird of Ury and Lochwood (b. 1958); Edward Alexander Holman (b. 1960), Georgina Mary Holman (b. 1962); and Emma Charlotte Holman (b. 1966).