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The grave of Sir Alexander Drake Kleinwort, 1st Baronet of Bolnore, at the Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, photographed in 2014 Alexander Kleinwort grave Cuckfield 2014.jpg
The grave of Sir Alexander Drake Kleinwort, 1st Baronet of Bolnore, at the Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, Sussex, photographed in 2014

The Kleinwort Baronetcy, of Bolnore in Cuckfield in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 29 November 1909 for Alexander Kleinwort, a banker and a partner in the family firm of Kleinwort, Sons & Co.

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Kleinwort baronets, of Bolnore (1909)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Rufus Drake Kleinwort (born 1994).

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