Lees baronets of Longdendale (1937)

Last updated
Escutcheon of the Lees baronets of Longdendale (1937) Escutcheon of the Lees baronets of Longdendale (1937).svg
Escutcheon of the Lees baronets of Longdendale (1937)

The Lees Baronetcy, of Longdendale in the County Palatine of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 2 March 1937 for Sir Clare Lees. [1] He notably served as Deputy Chairman of Martins Bank.

Lees baronets, of Longdendale (1937)

There is no heir to the baronetcy. [4]

Notes

  1. "No. 34379". The London Gazette . 12 March 1937. p. 1640.
  2. "Lees, Sir (William) Clare" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. "Lees, Sir (William) Hereward (Clare)" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. 1 2 "Lees, Sir (William) Antony Clare" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eliott baronets</span> Baronetcy in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia

The Eliott Baronetcy, of Stobs in the County of Roxburgh, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 3 December 1666 for Gilbert Eliott. The second baronet was a member of the pre-union Parliament of Scotland. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire. The Eliott Baronets share a common early Elliot ancestry with the nearby Earls of Minto (Elliot). It is thought that the surname spelling differences were contrived to differentiate the branches.

There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Aykroyd, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom for members of the same family.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cable-Alexander baronets</span> Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

The Alexander, later Cable-Alexander Baronetcy, of the City of Dublin, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 December 1809 for William Alexander, Lord Mayor of Dublin. The second Baronet was a Director of the Bank of Ireland. The third Baronet was Attorney-General to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward VII. The seventh Baronet assumed in 1931 by deed poll the additional surname of Cable. As of 31 December 2013 the present Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Backhouse baronets</span> Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Backhouse, once in the Baronetage of England and once in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2023 one creation is extant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cradock-Hartopp baronets</span>

The Cradock-Hartopp Baronetcy, of Freathby in the County of Leicester and of Four Oaks Hall in the County of Warwick, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 12 May 1796 for Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, Member of Parliament for Leicestershire. Born Edmund Bunney, he was the husband of Anne Hurlock, granddaughter and heiress of Sir John Hartopp, 4th Baronet, of Freathby. On his marriage in 1777 he assumed the surname of Cradock-Hartopp in lieu of his patronymic according to the wills of his uncle Joseph Cradock and his wife's grandfather. His eldest surviving son Edmund, the second Baronet, died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, William, the third Baronet. The title then descended from father to son until the death of his grandson, Charles, the fifth Baronet, in 1929.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Whitmore baronets</span> Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Whitmore family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extinct while the other is extant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edge baronets</span> Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

The Edge Baronetcy, of Ribble Lodge in Lytham St Annes in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 9 June 1937, for the Liberal politician Sir William Edge. He represented Bolton and Bosworth in the House of Commons.

There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Primrose, two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bonham Baronetcy</span> Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

The Bonham Baronetcy, of Malmesbury in the County of Wiltshire is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 27 November 1852 for the colonial administrator George Bonham. He was Governor of Hong Kong from 1848 to 1854.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Millais baronets</span> Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

The Millais Baronetcy, of Palace Gate in Kensington in the County of Middlesex and of St Ouen in Jersey, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 July 1885 for the painter and illustrator John Everett Millais. He was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. As of 2014 the title is held by his great-grandson, the sixth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1992.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maclure baronets</span> Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

The Maclure Baronetcy, of The Home in Whalley Range near Manchester in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 March 1898 for John William Maclure. He was Secretary of the Famine Relief Fund from 1862 to 1865 and sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Stretford between 1886 and 1901.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oakeley baronets</span> Title in the Baronetage of Great Britain

The Oakeley Baronetcy, of Shrewsbury, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 5 June 1790 for the Indian administrator Charles Oakeley. He served as Governor of Madras from 1790 to 1794. Frederick Oakeley was the second son of the first Baronet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pigott baronets</span> Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

The Pigott Baronetcy, of Knapton in the Queen's County, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 3 October 1808, for George Pigott. Pigott was the son of Thomas Pigott, a major general in the army and Member of Parliament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pechell baronets</span>

The Pechell, later Brooke-Pechell, later Pechell Baronetcy, of Paglesham in the County of Essex, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lighton baronets</span> Baronetcy in the Baronetage of Ireland

The Lighton Baronetcy, of Merville in Dublin, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 1 March 1791 for the Dublin-based banker and politician Thomas Lighton. Sir Thomas was an Ulsterman, being a native of Strabane in the west of County Tyrone. He had made his fortune with the East India Company in India. In the early 1790s he had No. 22 St. Stephen's Green North built as his Dublin residence. This house is now The Cliff Townhouse, an upmarket boutique hotel, bar and restaurant. He sat as a Member of the Irish Parliament for Tuam from 1790 to 1797 and Carlingford from 1798 to 1800. His partner in the banking firm of Lighton, Needham & Shaw, Robert Shaw, was created a baronet in 1821.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wardlaw baronets</span> Baronetcy in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia

The Wardlaw Baronetcy, of Pitreavie in the County of Fife, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 5 March 1631 for Henry Wardlaw, Chamberlain to Anne of Denmark, consort of James VI, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever. He had acquired Pitreavie in 1606 and this was erected into a barony in 1627. As of 13 October 2008 the presumed twenty-first and the twenty-second Baronets have not successfully proven succession and are therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant since 1983. The poet Elizabeth, Lady Wardlaw was the wife of the fourth Baronet.

There have been three baronetcies created for personswith the surname Elphinstone, two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2008 two of the creations are extant while one is dormant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abdy baronets of Albyns (1849)</span> Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

The Abdy Baronetcy, of Albyns, in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 December 1849 for Thomas Neville Abdy who sat for Lyme Regis in the British House of Commons. It was a second creation for the seat: see Abdy baronets of Albyns (1660).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lees baronets of Blackrock (1804)</span>

The Lees Baronetcy, of Blackrock in the County of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 June 1804 for the soldier and politician John Lees.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lees baronets of South Lytchett Manor (1897)</span>

The Lees Baronetcy, of South Lytchett Manor in the parish of Lytchett Minster in the County of Dorset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 February 1897 for Elliott Lees. He represented Oldham and Birkenhead in the House of Commons as a Conservative. The third Baronet was a Colonel in the Army. The fourth Baronet served as High Sheriff of Dorset in 1960.