A baronet or the female equivalent,a baronetess,is the holder of a baronetcy,a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century;however,in its current usage it was created by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown.
Earl of Longford is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland.
Brigadier-General Thomas Pakenham,5th Earl of Longford,KP,MVO,known as Lord Silchester until 1887,was an Irish peer and soldier.
Earl of Radnor,of the County of Radnor,is a title which has been created twice. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1679 for John Robartes,2nd Baron Robartes,a notable political figure of the reign of Charles II. The earldom was created for a second time in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1765 for William Bouverie,2nd Viscount Folkestone.
Baron Hesketh,of Hesketh in the County Palatine of Lancaster,is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1935 for Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh,8th Baronet,who had previously briefly represented Enfield in the House of Commons as a Conservative. As of 2010 the titles are held by his grandson,the third Baron,who succeeded his father in 1955. Lord Hesketh held junior ministerial positions in the Conservative administrations of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. However,he lost his seat in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999 removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the upper chamber of Parliament.
The Thatcher baronetcy,of Scotney in the County of Kent,is a baronetcy created for the husband of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher,Denis Thatcher,on 7 December 1990,following the resignation as Prime Minister of his wife on 28 November. The current holder is Mark Thatcher,who succeeded his father in 2003.
Sir William Arthur Mount,1st Baronet CBE DL was a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for the Newbury constituency. He is the great-grandfather of Conservative politician David Cameron,who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016.
Major General Simon Joseph Fraser,14th Lord Lovat and 3rd Baron Lovat,was a Scottish aristocrat,British Army officer,landowner,politician and the 23rd Chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat.
William Morgan Fletcher-Vane,1st Baron Inglewood,TD,was a British Conservative Party politician.
Brownlow Henry George Cecil,4th Marquess of Exeter,styled Lord Burghley between 1867 and 1895,was a British peer and Conservative politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1891 and 1892.
Thomas Taylour,1st Marquess of Headfort,styled Viscount Headford from 1766 to 1795,and known as The Earl of Bective from 1795 to 1800,was an Irish peer and politician.
Sir William Stratford Dugdale,2nd Baronet,was the chairman of Aston Villa from 1975 to 1978. Dugdale arrived at Aston Villa as a director when they were in the third division,having been relegated due to poor performances on and off the pitch. He left the club in 1982,the year they won the European Cup. Following several successful years as a director in the early-1970s,he was elected chairman in 1975,taking over the position from Doug Ellis,the package holiday businessman,before being replaced by Harry Kartz.
Relatives of the former UK Prime Minister and former Foreign Secretary,David Cameron,feature throughout the law,politics and finance as well as being connected with the British aristocracy.
Sir James Macdonald,2nd Baronet,GCMG was a British politician. He sat in the House of Commons between 1805 and 1832.
Elizabeth Pakenham,1st Countess of Longford,formerly Elizabeth Cuffe,was an Irish noblewoman. She was the wife of Thomas Pakenham,1st Baron Longford,the mother of Edward Michael Pakenham,2nd Baron Longford,and the grandmother of Thomas Pakenham,2nd Earl of Longford.
Lieutenant-General Sir Hercules Robert Pakenham was a British Army officer who served as aide-de-camp to William IV of the United Kingdom.
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward William Pakenham was an Irish soldier and Conservative Party politician from County Antrim. He served for two years as a Member of Parliament (MP),until his death in the Crimean War.
Hercules Langford Rowley PC was an Irish politician and landowner.
Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes,10th Earl of Granard,is an Irish peer.
Sir Henry Marmaduke Strickland-Constable,10th Baronet was an English composer.
