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The Denys, later Denys-Burton, later Denys Baronetcy, of Stratford Place in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. [1] It was created on 23 November 1813 for George Denys, Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull. The second Baronet was a Deputy Lieutenant for the North Riding of Yorkshire. The third Baronet assumed the additional surname of Burton. The fourth Baronet used the surname Denys only. The title became extinct on his death in 1960.

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Peter Denys (1760–1816), father of the first Baronet, was High Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1812.

Denys, later Denys Burton, later Denys baronets, of Stratford Place (1813)

Arms

Coat of arms of Denys baronets
Denys OfSloanePlace Arms.svg
Crest
A demi-lion Erminois collared Gules holding between the paws a French lilly slipped Proper.
Escutcheon
Argent a cross patonce Gules between four fleurs-de-lis Vert on a chief Azure a greyhound courant of the field. [6]
Motto
Hora E Sempre [7]

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References

  1. "No. 16779". The London Gazette . 25 September 1813. p. 1890.
  2. "Denys, George William (1788-1857), of Blacklands House, Chelsea, Mdx., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  3. 1 2 Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. p. 178.
  4. "Denys-Burton, Sir Francis (Charles Edward)" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. "Denys, Sir (Charles) Peter" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. Burke, Sir Bernard, The General Armory, London, 1884, p.280; as seen on hatchment of Peter Denys in Easton Neston Church
  7. Burke's Peerage. 1959.
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Denys baronets
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23 November 1813
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