Thatcher baronets

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Thatcher baronets
Coat of Arms of Denis Thatcher.svg
Creation date7 December 1990
Created by Elizabeth II
Peerage Baronetage of the United Kingdom
First holder Sir Denis Thatcher
Present holder Sir Mark Thatcher
Heir apparentMichael Thatcher
Remainder to heirs male (of the body of the grantee)

The Thatcher baronetcy, of Scotney in the County of Kent, [1] is a baronetcy created for the husband of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Denis Thatcher, on 7 December 1990, following the resignation as Prime Minister of his wife on 28 November. The current holder is Mark Thatcher, who succeeded his father in 2003.

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It is the only baronetcy to have been granted since 1964, [2] and is one of only three extant hereditary titles awarded outside the British royal family since 1965. [3]

History

The baronetcy was created by the Queen on the recommendation of Prime Minister John Major for Denis Thatcher, following the resignation of his wife Margaret Thatcher in November 1990. The Speaker of the House of Commons was pressed to allow a debate relating to the revival of hereditary titles, but referred MPs to Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice and in particular to the guidance that "It has been ruled that the Prime Minister cannot be interrogated as to the advice that he may have given to the sovereign with regard to the grant of honours". [4] Major told the Commons Public Administration Committee in May 2004 that he had been lobbied by "influential figures" in the Conservative Party to make the recommendation, against his personal preference. [5] Margaret Thatcher was granted the Order of Merit at the same time, [6] [7] and was made a life peer after she stood down as an MP in 1992. Later in 1992, Sir Denis Thatcher petitioned for and obtained a grant of arms from the College of Arms for himself and his successors in the baronetcy; at the same time, Baroness Thatcher also received a grant of arms. [8]

Mark Thatcher succeeded to the baronetcy in 2003. Following his conviction for his part in the 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt there were calls from some MPs for him to be stripped of the title, but Thatcher ultimately retained it. [9]

Thatcher baronets, of Scotney (1990)

Sir Denis Thatcher, Bt (1990-2003) Denis Thatcher 1988.tif
Sir Denis Thatcher, Bt (1990–2003)

Line of succession

Insigne de baronnet.svg Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet (1915–2003)

Coats of arms

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References

  1. "No. 52443". The London Gazette . 7 February 1991. p. 1993.
  2. "The Baronetage". Debretts. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013. The creation of baronetcies lapsed in 1964; in 1990 the Conservative Government announced that this honour would be given to Denis Thatcher, but there have been no further creations
  3. The other titles awarded outside the royal family were the earldom of Stockton and viscountcy Macmillan of Ovenden, both conferred on Conservative Party Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1984. Viscountcies were also conferred on George Thomas (retiring Speaker of the House of Commons) and William Whitelaw (incumbent Deputy Conservative Leader) in 1983. However, both died without male heirs, at which point these titles became extinct.
  4. "Points of Order". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . 18 December 1990.
  5. Barnett, Antony; Bright, Martin (16 January 2005). "Pressure grows to strip Thatcher title". The Guardian. London.
  6. "Chronicle". The New York Times. 8 December 1990. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  7. "Obituary: Sir Denis Thatcher, Bt". The Daily Telegraph. London. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  8. Hardman, Robert. "His and Her coats of arms for a baronet and his Lady". The Electronic Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  9. "Sir Mark Thatcher". TheyWorkForYou .
  10. Burke's Peerage 106th edition page 2808
  11. Debrett's Peerage 1995 edition page B859
  12. Dixon, Hayley (20 October 2019). "Margaret Thatcher's first great-grandchild born in the US". The Telegraph.
  13. The Heir Apparent uses the Baronet's Arms with a Cadency label of 3 labels on both the arms and the crest.
  14. The Heir Apparent Heir Apparent uses the Baronet's Arms with a Cadency label of five labels on both the arms and the crest.
  15. This allows the second Baronet and all of his successors to quarter their arms with the Baronet's coat of arms and the Baroness Thatcher's coat of arms.

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Ulster.svg
Thatcher baronets
of Scotney

7 December 1990
Succeeded by
no subsequent creation