John Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot: key obituary facts
Is John Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot dead? Yes. John Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot died on June 22, 2026, at age 88.
Cause of death: John Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was John Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot known for?
John Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot was a British hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords.
John Dewar, 4th Baron Forteviot, a British hereditary peer and former member of the House of Lords, died on June 22, 2026, aged 88.
He sat in the upper chamber from 1994 to 1999, during the final years before the removal of most hereditary peers from the House of Lords. Dewar held the title Baron Forteviot, of Dupplin in the County of Perth, a peerage created in 1917 for Sir John Dewar, the Scottish businessman and Liberal MP who founded the family line’s prominence.
The title takes its name from the historic village of Forteviot in Scotland.