Braithwaite baronets

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There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Braithwaite, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct.

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The Braithwaite Baronetcy, of Poston in the County of Hereford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 18 December 1802 for Major-General John Braithwaite. [1] The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1809.

Major-General Sir John Braithwaite, 1st Baronet was Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army.

The Braithwaite Baronetcy, of Burnham in the County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 January 1954 for the Conservative politician Gurney Braithwaite. [2] The title became extinct on his death in 1958.

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Braithwaite baronets, of Poston (1802)

Braithwaite baronets, of Burnham (1954)

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References

  1. ↑ "No. 15536". The London Gazette . 30 November 1802. p. 1253.
  2. ↑ "No. 40097". The London Gazette . 9 February 1954. p. 865.

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