Hughes baronets

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There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hughes, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008.

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The Hughes Baronetcy, of East Bergholt in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 17 July 1773 Richard Hughes, [1] a captain in the Royal Navy and Commissioner of Portsmouth Dockyard. The second Baronet was an Admiral of the Red and was second-in-command under Lord Howe during the Relief of Gibraltar in 1782. He also served as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. The tenth Baronet was high sheriff of Suffolk from 1923 to 1924.

The Hughes Baronetcy, of Denford in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 July 1942 for Thomas Harrison Hughes. [2] The title became extinct on his death in 1958.

Hughes baronets, of East Bergholt (1773)

Baronets of East Bergholt
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Crest A lion couchant Or. [3]
Shield (heraldry) Azure a lion rampant Or

The heir apparent is the present holder's son Alfred Collingwood Hughes (born 2001).

Hughes baronets, of Denford (1942)

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Notes

  1. "No. 11365". The London Gazette . 29 June 1773. p. 2.
  2. "No. 35586". The London Gazette . 11 June 1942. p. 2475.
  3. Burke's Peerage, 37th edition. 1875.

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