estates to a charitable trust, thus effectively disinheriting his heir. The new duke had indicated he had little interest in leaving South Africa, and though he honoured the land of his origins, said: "I am a South African, not a Scotsman." References Sources Obituary from The Independent 28 February 1996 External links Pedigree of the 10th Duke of Atholl 1931 births 1996 deaths Anglo-Scots 110 Scottish people of American descent Scottish representative peers Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford George Deputy Lieutenants in Scotland 20th-century Scottish businesspeople Dukes of Rannoch Winthrop family