▁the ▁fourth ▁Lord . ▁However , ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁ ▁His ▁great - gre at - grand son ▁was ▁Albert ▁Kir by ▁Fair f ax , ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁Lord , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁Maryland ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁His ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁had ▁lived ▁in ▁America ▁for ▁several ▁gener ations ▁and ▁had ▁essentially ▁forgotten ▁about ▁the ▁title . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁then ▁discovered ▁that ▁Albert ▁was ▁the ▁right ful ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁lord ship ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁by ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁Priv ile ges ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Scottish ▁Represent ative ▁Pe er , ▁which ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁el dest ▁son , ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁Lord . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁Represent ative ▁Pe er ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Lord - in - wait ing ▁( g overn ment ▁wh ip ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ) ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁in ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁administr ations ▁of ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁and ▁Anthony ▁E den . ▁ ▁the ▁title ▁is ▁held ▁by ▁his ▁son