Longman baronets

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Longman baronets
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Escutcheon of the Longman baronets of Lavershot Hall
Creation date1909 [1]
Statusextinct
Extinction date1940 [1]

The Longman Baronetcy, of Lavershot Hall in the Parish of Windlesham in the County of Surrey, was a title created on 23 July 1909 for Hubert Longman, a partner in Longmans, Green & Co, publishers, and a justice of the peace and county councillor for Surrey. The title became extinct on his death in 1940.

Longman baronets, of Lavershot Hall (1909)

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Longman, Sir Hubert Harry" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 22 November 2021.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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