The Scott baronetcy, of Witley in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 February 1913 for the naval commander Admiral Percy Scott.
The Scott baronetcy, of Witley in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 February 1913 for the naval commander Admiral Percy Scott.
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Simon James Scott (born 1965). [4]
Baron Roborough, of Maristow in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 24 January 1938 for Sir Henry Lopes, 4th Baronet. He had earlier represented Grantham, Lincolnshire, in Parliament as a Conservative. The Baronetcy, of Maristow House in the County of Devon, had been created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 1 November 1805 for Manasseh Masseh Lopes, a member of a wealthy family of Portuguese Jewish origin, with special remainder to his nephew Ralph Franco, son of his sister Maria. Manasseh Masseh Lopes converted to Christianity in 1802, and later represented Evesham, in Worcestershire, Barnstaple in Devon, and Westbury in Somerset, in Parliament. However, in 1819 he was twice convicted of bribing the voters in both Barnstaple and Grampound in order to be elected to Parliament, and was sentenced to imprisonment and heavy fines. He was also unseated by the House of Commons, but after his release from prison he nonetheless got elected for Westbury, a pocket borough which he controlled to a great extent.
The Whitehead Baronetcy, of Highfield House in Catford Bridge in the County of Kent, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 November 1889 for James Whitehead, Lord Mayor of London between 1888 and 1889 and later member of parliament for Leicester. His younger son, the third baronet, was also a Member of Parliament.
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.
The Greenaway Baronetcy, of Coombe in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 October 1933 for Percy Walter Greenaway. He was Chairman of Daniel Greenaway & Sons, printers and stationers, and served as Lord Mayor of London from 1932 to 1933. As of 2015 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded his father in that year.
The Brunton Baronetcy, of Stratford Place in St Marylebone, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 July 1908 for the physician Lauder Brunton. It is now considered dormant.
The Kimber Baronetcy, of Lansdowne Lodge in Wandsworth in the County of London, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 24 August 1904 for Henry Kimber. He was the founder of the legal firm of Kimber and Ellis and also sat as Conservative Member of Parliament for Wandsworth between 1885 and 1913.
The Hogg, later Lindsay-Hogg Baronetcy, of Rotherfield Hall in Rotherfield in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 December 1905 for Lindsay Hogg, Conservative Member of Parliament for Eastbourne from 1900 to 1906. He assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Lindsay before that of Hogg in 1906.
The Wiggin Baronetcy, of Metchley Grange in Harborne in the County of Stafford and of Garth Gwynion in Machynlleth in the County of Montgomery, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 June 1892 for Henry Wiggin. He was the founder of Henry Wiggin and Co Ltd, manufacturers of specialty metal products, and also represented Staffordshire East and Handsworth in the House of Commons. The second Baronet was High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1896. The third Baronet was a colonel in the army and served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1942. The fourth Baronet was high sheriff of Warwickshire from 1975 to 1976 and a deputy lieutenant of the county in 1985.
The Walsham Baronetcy, of Knill Court in the County of Hereford, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 September 1831 for John James Walsham. He received the baronetcy as the eldest co-heir and representative of Sir Thomas Morgan, 1st Baronet. The second Baronet was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to China from 1885 to 1892 and to Romania from 1892 to 1893. The fourth Baronet was a rear admiral in the Royal Navy.
The Shiffner Baronetcy, of Coombe in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 December 1818 for George Shiffner, Member of Parliament for Lewes from 1812 to 1826.
The Farrington Baronetcy, of Blackheath in the County of Kent, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 December 1818 for General Sir Anthony Farrington, 1st Baronet.
The Lynch of Galway – who later became Lynch-Blosse Baronetcy – is a Baronetage of Ireland title. It was created on 8 June 1622 for Henry Lynch, a member of an Anglo-Norman family and one of the merchant Tribes of Galway. Both he and the second Baronet represented County Galway in the Irish House of Commons. The third Baronet was a Baron of the Court of Exchequer (Ireland). Forced to flee to France after the Glorious Revolution, his eldest son succeeded to the title and estates. The family seat was Athavallie House, Castlebar, County Mayo. The sixth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Blosse, having married Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Francis Barker, heir of Tobias Blosse. The seventh Baronet also served in the Irish House of Commons representing Tuam.
The ffolkes Baronetcy, of Hillington in the County of Norfolk, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 26 May 1774 for Martin ffolkes, FRS later High Sheriff of Norfolk and Member of Parliament for King's Lynn. The second Baronet represented Norfolk and Norfolk West in the House of Commons while the third Baronet represented King's Lynn. The fifth Baronet was Honorary Chaplain to Queen Victoria, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Edward VII and George V and Chaplain to Edward VIII and George VI.
The Hoghton or Houghton, later Bold-Hoghton, later de Hoghton Baronetcy, of Hoghton Tower in the County of Lancashire, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 22 May 1611 for Richard Hoghton, Member of Parliament for Lancashire. The Hoghton family had been landowners in Lancashire since the reign of King Stephen and had been Knights of the Shire for Lancashire since the 14th century. The second Baronet represented Clitheroe and Lancashire in the House of Commons and was a Royalist leader during the Civil War. The third and fourth Baronets both sat as Members of Parliament for Lancashire. The fifth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Preston and East Looe while the sixth and seventh Baronets represented Preston. The eighth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Bold. In 1892 the ninth Baronet resumed, by Royal licence, the ancient family surname of de Hoghton.
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.
The Scott Baronetcy, of Great Barr in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 April 1806 for Joseph Scott of Great Barr Hall, Member of Parliament for Worcester.
The Hudson, later Palmer Baronetcy, of Wanlip Hall in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 28 July 1791 for Charles Grave Hudson, a Director of the South Sea Company and High Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1784. In 1813 the second Baronet assumed by royal sign-manual the surname of Palmer in lieu of his patronymic on succeeding to the estates of his maternal grandfather, Henry Palmer, of Wanlip. The title vests in its ninth holder.
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).
The Montgomery baronetcy, of Stanhope in the County of Peebles, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 July 1801 for the Scottish lawyer and politician James Montgomery. The second Baronet represented Peeblesshire in Parliament. The third Baronet represented both Peebles and Peebles and Selkirk in Parliament. He assumed the additional surname of Graham. The seventh Baronet was Lord-Lieutenant of Kinross-shire. He assumed the surname of Purvis-Russell-Montgomery in 1906 and Purvis-Russell-Hamilton-Montgomery in 1933. The eighth and ninth Baronet have used the surname Montgomery only. The ninth Baronet was Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross.
The Maxwell baronetcy of Monreith was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 8 January 1681 for William Maxwell of Monreith House in Mochrum, Wigtownshire.