Baron Vivian, of
Glynn and of Truro in the County of Cornwall, is a title in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom and held by a branch of the
Vivian family. It was created in 1841 for the soldier
Sir Hussey Vivian, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a
baronet, of Truro in the County of Cornwall, in 1828. His eldest legitimate son, the second Baron, represented
Bodmin in the
House of Commons and served as
Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. His son, the third Baron, served as
British Ambassador to Italy from 1891 to 1893. The latter's great-grandson, the sixth Baron, was a soldier and a
Conservative member of the
House of Lords. Lord Vivian was one of the ninety elected
hereditary peers that were allowed to remain in the
House of Lords after the passing of the
House of Lords Act 1999 As of 2014 the titles are held by his only son, the seventh Baron, who succeeded in 2004.