Lawes baronets

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The Lawes Baronetcy, of Rothamsted in the County of Hertford, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 May 1882 for the entrepreneur and agricultural scientist John Bennet Lawes.

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Lawes baronets, of Rothamsted (1882)

On the death of the 5th baronet, the baronetcy became extinct.

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