Selby baronets

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The Selby Baronetcy, of Whitehouse in the County of Durham, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 3 March 1664 for George Selby, of Whitehouse, Ryton, County Durham. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet, who only held the baronetcy for one hour, in 1668.

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Selby of Whitehouse (1664)

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