There have been two baronetcies held by persons with the surname Rushout, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct.
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.
George Sholto Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 2nd Baron Penrhyn, was a landowner who played a prominent part in the Welsh slate industry as the owner of the Penrhyn Quarry in North Wales.
George Compton, 4th Earl of Northampton, PC, styled Lord Compton from 1664 to 1681, was a British peer and politician.
Sir John Rushout, 4th Baronet, of Northwick Park, Worcestershire was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for 55 years from 1713 to 1768. He was a supporter of Pulteney in opposition to Walpole, and was briefly part of an Administration. He was Father of the House from 1762.
Baron Northwick, of Northwick Park in the County of Worcester, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1797 for Sir John Rushout, 5th Baronet, for many years Member of Parliament for Evesham. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron, who was a noted collector of art. He, in turn, was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baron, the son of George Rushout-Bowles, younger son of the first Baron. He represented Evesham and Worcestershire East in Parliament. Lord Northwick had no surviving children and the titles became extinct on his death in 1887.
Sir James Rushout, 1st Baronet, of Northwick Park, Worcestershire, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1670 and 1698.
Edward Sholto Douglas-Pennant, 3rd Baron Penrhyn, was a British Conservative politician.
The Cullen Baronetcy, of East Sheen, was created in the Baronetage of England on 17 June 1661 for Abraham Cullen, Member of Parliament for Evesham 1661–1668.
John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway,, styled Viscount Garlies from 1747 until 1773, was a British peer who became the 7th Earl of Galloway in 1773 and served as a Member of Parliament from 1761 to 1773.
Sir George Thorold, 1st Baronet of Harmston, Lincolnshire, was an English merchant active in London. He served as Lord Mayor of London, Sheriff of London, and a Director of the Bank of England.
Rushout is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Richard Myddelton, of Chirk Castle, Denbighshire, was a Welsh landowner and politician.
Richard Myddelton, of Chirk Castle, Denbighshire, was a Welsh politician.
Sir Rushout Cullen, 3rd Baronet (1661–1730), of Upton, Ratley, Warwickshire and Isleham, Cambridgeshire, was an English landowner and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1697 and 1710.
Sir Charles Cockerell, 1st Baronet was a Somerset-born Englishman who prospered as an official of the East India Company (EIC) and became a politician. He sat in the House of Commons for most of the period between 1802 and 1837, sitting for five different constituencies.
Anne Stewart, Countess of Galloway, was the wife of John Stewart, 7th Earl of Galloway.
Sir John Dutton, 2nd Baronet (1684–1743), of Sherborne, Gloucestershire, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1734.
Sir Abraham Cullen, 1st Baronet (c.1624–1668), of East Sheen Surrey, was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1668.
The Cockerell, later Rushout baronetcy, of Sezincote in the County of Gloucester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 September 1809 for the nabob and politician Charles Cockerell. He was Member of Parliament for Tregony, Lostwithiel, Bletchingley, Seaford and Evesham. The family seat was Sezincote House, near Moreton-in-Marsh. Gloucestershire. The house was designed by Samuel Pepys Cockerell, brother of the 1st Baronet.