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The Cohen Baronetcy, of Highfield in the Parish of Shoreham and County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 December 1905 for the businessman and Conservative politician Benjamin Cohen. [1] The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1968.

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References

  1. "No. 27867". The London Gazette . 26 December 1905. p. 9263.