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The Slade Baronetcy, of Maunsel House in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 September 1831 for General Sir John Slade, a Peninsular War veteran. The second Baronet was a lawyer. The third Baronet served as Receiver-General of Inland Revenue. [2]

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Slade baronets, of Maunsel Grange, Somerset (1831)

As of 2025 there is no heir to the title. [6]

Extended family

Madeleine Slade (Mirabehn), a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, was the granddaughter of the 1st Baronet.

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References

  1. Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage, baronetage, and knightage, Privy Council, and order of preference. 1949.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. p. 351.
  3. "Slade, Sir Cuthbert" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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  6. 1 2 "Slade, Sir Benjamin Julian Alfred" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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Slade baronets
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