A baronet or the female equivalent, a baronetess, is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century; however, in its current usage it was created by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown.
Baron Hazlerigg, of Noseley in the County of Leicester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1945 for Sir Arthur Hazlerigg, 13th Baronet. He had previously served as Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire. As of 2023 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2022.
William St Julien Arabin was a British lawyer and judge who served as the Judge-Advocate-General of the Army for a three-and-a-half-month period.
Sir William Bowyer-Smijth, 11th Baronet, DL, JP was an English cricketer, baronet and Conservative Party politician.
Sir Edward Bowyer-Smijth, 10th Baronet was a British clergyman who was chaplain to King George IV.
Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet, 1585 to 18 September 1644, was an English politician and Puritan activist who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1644. In the early stages of the First English Civil War, he helped establish the Eastern Association, one of the most effective elements of the Parliamentarian army.
The Horse Shoe Brewery was an English brewery in the City of Westminster that was established in 1764 and became a major producer of porter, from 1809 as Henry Meux & Co. It was the site of the London Beer Flood in 1814, which killed eight people after a porter vat burst. The brewery was closed in 1921.
Sir Henry Meux, 2nd Baronet, was head of Meux and Co., a London brewery, and a Member of Parliament (MP).
Valerie Susan, Lady Meux, was a Devon-born socialite of the Victorian era. She was the wife of Sir Henry Bruce Meux, 3rd Baronet (1856–1900), who came from one of Britain’s richest brewing dynasties, Meux’s Brewery, founded in 1764, which was a major brewer of porter ale in London in the 19th century.
Sir John Meux, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
Henry Meux may refer to:
Sir Richard Worsley, 1st Baronet, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1621.
Peter Valentine Purcell Gilpin, known as P. P. Gilpin, was an Irish racehorse trainer. He was Champion Trainer in 1904 and his most notable winner was the filly Pretty Polly who won the Fillies Triple Crown in 1904. He also trained Comrade, the winner of the inaugural Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1920.
Sir Henry Bruce Meux, 3rd Baronet was an English baronet, the son of Sir Henry Meux, 2nd Baronet (1817–1883), a brewer and politician.
Sir Henry Meux, 1st Baronet was a British brewer, owner of the London brewery which became the Meux Brewery.
Sir William Bowyer-Smijth, 12th Baronet was an English diplomat.
Joan Barrington, Lady Barrington born Joan Cromwell aka Joan Williams was an English matriarch and patron of clergy.
The Meux Baronetcy, of Kingston on the Isle of Wight, was created in the Baronetage of England on 11 December 1641 for John Meux, member of parliament for Newtown. He was the son of William Meux, MP for Newtown in 1604, and his wife Winifred, daughter of Francis Barrington.
The Meux baronetcy, of Theobald's Park in the County of Hertford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 September 1831 for Henry Meux, head of Meux's Brewery. There was a family connection to the Meux baronets of Kingston (1641).