Grayson baronets

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The Grayson Baronetcy, of Ravenspoint in the County of Anglesey, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 January 1922 for Lt-Col. Sir Henry Grayson, KBE. [1] [2] He was a director of several shipping and shipbuilding companies and also represented Birkenhead West in the House of Commons from 1918 to 1922. The fourth Baronet was a writer and composer.

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Grayson baronets, of Ravenspoint (1922)

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The heir presumptive is the current holder's brother, Paul Francis Grayson (born 1965).

Notes

  1. "No. 32563". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1921. p. 10710.
  2. "No. 32668". The London Gazette . 11 April 1922. p. 2916.
  3. "Jeremy Grayson, 5th Baronet death notice". The Times. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

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