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BARONETAGE |
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Last updated 05/12/2017 (24 Feb 2023) |
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Names of baronets
shown in blue |
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have not yet proved succession and, as a |
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the Official Roll of the Baronetage. |
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Date |
Type |
Order |
Name |
Born |
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Dates in italics in the "Born" column
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baptised on that date;
dates in italics in the "Died" column indicate |
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that the baronet was buried on that date |
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LEES of Black Rock,co.Dublin |
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30 Jun 1804 |
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1 |
John
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Sep 1811 |
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Sep 1811 |
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Harcourt
Lees |
29 Nov 1776 |
7 Mar 1852 |
75 |
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7 Mar 1852 |
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John
Lees |
31 Dec 1816 |
19 Jun 1892 |
75 |
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19 Jun 1892 |
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Harcourt James
Lees |
24 Apr 1840 |
22 Mar 1917 |
76 |
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22 Mar 1917 |
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Arthur Henry James
Lees |
18 Jan 1863 |
10 Mar 1949 |
86 |
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10 Mar 1948 |
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Jean
Marie Ivor Lees |
30 Mar 1875 |
2 Apr 1957 |
82 |
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2 Apr 1957 |
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7 |
Charles Archibald Edward Ivor Lees |
6 Mar 1902 |
4 Jan 1963 |
60 |
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4 Jan 1963 |
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Thomas Harcourt
Ivor Lees |
6 Nov 1941 |
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LEES of South Lytchett Manor,Dorset |
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13 Feb 1897 |
UK |
1 |
Elliott
Lees |
23 Oct 1860 |
16 Oct 1908 |
47 |
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MP for Oldham 1886-1892 and |
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Birkenhead
1894-1906 |
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16 Oct 1908 |
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Thomas
Evans Keith Lees |
11 Apr 1886 |
24 Aug 1915 |
29 |
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24 Aug 1915 |
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John Victor
Elliott Lees |
11 Dec 1887 |
16 Apr 1955 |
67 |
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16 Apr 1955 |
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Thomas Edward
Lees |
31 Jan 1925 |
19 Feb 2016 |
91 |
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19 Feb 2016 |
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Christopher
James Lees |
4 Nov 1952 |
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LEES of Longdendale,Cheshire |
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2 Mar 1937 |
UK |
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Sir
(William) Clare Lees |
9 Dec 1874 |
26 May 1951 |
76 |
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26 May 1951 |
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William Hereward Clare Lees |
6 Mar 1904 |
20 Apr 1976 |
72 |
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20 Apr 1976 |
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3 |
William Antony Clare
Lees |
14 Jun 1935 |
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LEESE of Worfield,Salop |
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15 Jul 1908 |
UK |
1 |
Sir Joseph
Francis Leese |
28 Feb 1845 |
29 Jul 1914 |
69 |
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MP for Accrington 1892-1909 |
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29 Jul 1914 |
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William Hargreaves
Leese |
24 Aug 1868 |
17 Jan 1937 |
68 |
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17 Jan 1937 |
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Oliver William Hargreaves Leese |
27 Oct 1894 |
22 Jan 1978 |
83 |
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22 Jan 1978 |
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Alexander William
Leese |
27 Sep 1909 |
30 Jul 1979 |
69 |
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Extinct
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30 Jul 1979 |
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LE FLEMING of Rydal Hall,Westmorland |
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4 Oct 1705 |
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William Fleming |
25 Jul 1656 |
29 Aug 1736 |
80 |
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MP for Westmorland 1696-1700 |
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and 1704-1705 |
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29 Aug 1736 |
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George Fleming |
c 1670 |
2 Jul 1747 |
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2 Jul 1747 |
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William Fleming |
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31 Mar 1757 |
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MP for Cumberland 1756-1757 |
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31 Mar 1757 |
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Michael Le Fleming |
10 Dec 1748 |
19 May 1806 |
57 |
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MP for Westmorland 1774-1806 |
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19 May 1806 |
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Daniel Fleming |
c 1785 |
1821 |
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1821 |
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Richard Fleming |
4 Nov 1791 |
3 Apr 1857 |
65 |
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3 Apr 1857 |
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Michael Le Fleming |
6 Apr 1828 |
1883 |
55 |
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1883 |
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Andrew Fleming Hudleston Le Fleming |
1855 |
20 Oct 1925 |
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20 Oct 1925 |
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William Hudleston Le Fleming |
26 May 1861 |
31 Oct 1945 |
84 |
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31 Oct 1945 |
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Frank Thomas Le Fleming |
27 Dec 1887 |
5 Jul 1971 |
83 |
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5 Jul 1971 |
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William Kelland Le Fleming |
27 Apr 1922 |
1 Nov 1988 |
66 |
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1 Nov 1988 |
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Quentin John Le Fleming |
27 Jun 1949 |
4 Mar 1995 |
45 |
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4 Mar 1995 |
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David Kelland Le Fleming |
12 Jan 1976 |
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LEGARD of Ganton,Yorks |
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29 Dec 1660 |
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John Legard |
c 1631 |
1 Jul 1678 |
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MP for Scarborough 1660 and 1660-1661 |
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Jul 1678 |
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John Legard |
16 Jun 1659 |
5 May 1715 |
55 |
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5 May 1715 |
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John Legard |
c 1685 |
14 Apr 1719 |
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14 Apr 1719 |
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Thomas Legard |
c 1686 |
1735 |
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1735 |
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Digby Legard |
c 1730 |
4 Feb 1773 |
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4 Feb 1773 |
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John Legard |
c 1758 |
16 Jul 1807 |
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16 Jul 1807 |
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Thomas Legard |
5 Dec 1762 |
5 Jul 1830 |
67 |
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5 Jul 1830 |
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Thomas Digby Legard |
30 May 1803 |
10 Dec 1860 |
57 |
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10 Dec 1860 |
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Francis Digby Legard |
8 May 1833 |
5 Jan 1865 |
31 |
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5 Jan 1865 |
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Darcy Willoughby Legard |
10 Dec 1843 |
12 Apr 1866 |
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12 Apr 1866 |
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Charles Legard |
2 Apr 1846 |
7 Dec 1901 |
55 |
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MP for Scarborough 1874-1880 |
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7 Dec 1901 |
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Algernon Willoughby Legard |
14 Oct 1842 |
9 Sep 1923 |
80 |
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9 Sep 1923 |
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Digby Algernon Hall Legard |
7 Dec 1876 |
5 Jan 1961 |
84 |
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5 Jan 1961 |
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Thomas Digby Legard |
16 Oct 1905 |
27 Mar 1984 |
78 |
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27 Mar 1984 |
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Charles Thomas Legard |
26 Oct 1938 |
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LEICESTER of Tabley,Cheshire |
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10 Aug 1660 |
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Peter Leicester |
3 Mar 1614 |
11 Oct 1678 |
64 |
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11 Oct 1678 |
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Robert Leicester |
11 Sep 1643 |
7 Jul 1684 |
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7 Jul 1684 |
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Francis Leicester |
30 Jul 1674 |
5 Aug 1742 |
68 |
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5 Aug 1742 |
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LEICESTER of Nether Tabley,Cheshire |
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17 May 1671 |
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Gregory Byrne |
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Mar 1712 |
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Daniel Byrne |
1676 |
25 Sep 1715 |
39 |
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25 Sep 1715 |
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John Byrne |
c 1705 |
Jan 1742 |
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Jan 1742 |
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Peter Byrne (Leicester from 1744) |
Dec 1732 |
12 Feb 1770 |
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12 Feb 1770 |
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John Fleming Leicester,later [1826] 1st |
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Baron de Tabley |
4 Apr 1762 |
18 Jun 1827 |
65 |
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18 Jun 1827 |
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George Fleming Warren,2nd Baron de Tabley |
28 Oct 1811 |
19 Oct 1887 |
75 |
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19 Oct 1887 |
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John Byrne Leicester,3rd Baron de Tabley |
26 Apr 1835 |
22 Nov 1895 |
60 |
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22 Nov 1895 |
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Peter Fleming Frederic Leicester |
25 Jan 1863 |
12 Jan 1945 |
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12 Jan 1945 |
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Charles Byrne Warren Leicester |
30 Mar 1896 |
18 May 1968 |
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18 May 1968 |
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LEIGH of Stoneleigh,Warwicks |
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29 Jun 1611 |
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Thomas Leigh |
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1 Feb 1626 |
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1 Feb 1626 |
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Thomas Leigh |
1595 |
24 Feb 1672 |
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He was subsequently created Baron Leigh |
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(qv) in 1643 with which title the |
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baronetcy then merged until its extinction |
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in 1786 |
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LEIGH of Newnham,Warwicks |
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24 Dec 1618 |
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Francis Leigh |
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He was subsequently created Earl of |
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Chichester
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the baronetcy
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extinction in 1653 |
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LEIGH of Tyrone |
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Feb 1622 |
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1 |
Daniel Leigh |
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1633 |
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Arthur Leigh |
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30 Jul 1638 |
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Extinct
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30 Jul 1638 |
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LEIGH of South Carolina,America |
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15 May 1773 |
GB |
1 |
Egerton Leigh |
11 Oct 1733 |
c 1785 |
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c 1785 |
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Egerton Leigh |
c 1760 |
27 Apr 1818 |
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27 Apr 1818 |
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Samuel Egerton Leigh |
10 Nov 1796 |
c 1870 |
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Extinct
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c 1870 |
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LEIGH of Whitley,Lancs |
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22 May 1815 |
UK |
1 |
Robert Holt Leigh |
25 Dec 1762 |
21 Jan 1843 |
80 |
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For
details of the special remainder included |
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21 Jan 1843 |
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in the creation of this baronetcy,see the note |
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at the foot of this page |
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MP for Wigan 1802-1820 |
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Extinct
on his death |
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LEIGH of Altrincham,Cheshire |
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9 Feb 1918 |
UK |
1 |
John Leigh |
3 Aug 1884 |
28 Jul 1959 |
74 |
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MP for Clapham 1922-1945 |
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28 Jul 1959 |
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John Leigh |
24 Mar 1909 |
13 Dec 1992 |
83 |
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13 Dec 1992 |
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Richard Henry Leigh |
11 Nov 1936 |
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LEIGHTON of Wattlesborough,Salop |
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2 Mar 1693 |
E |
1 |
Edward Leighton |
c 1650 |
6 Apr 1711 |
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MP for Shropshire 1698-1700 and |
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Shrewsbury 1709-1710 |
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Apr 1711 |
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Edward Leighton |
11 Aug 1681 |
6 May 1756 |
74 |
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6 May 1756 |
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Charlton Leighton |
c 1715 |
5 May 1780 |
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5 May 1780 |
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Charlton Leighton |
1747 |
9 Sep 1784 |
37 |
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MP for Shrewsbury 1774-1775 and 1780-1784 |
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9 Sep 1784 |
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Robert Leighton |
1752 |
21 Feb 1819 |
66 |
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21 Feb 1819 |
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Baldwin Leighton |
15 Jan 1747 |
13 Nov 1828 |
81 |
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13 Nov 1828 |
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7 |
Baldwin Leighton |
31 May 1805 |
26 May 1871 |
65 |
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MP for Shropshire South 1859-1865 |
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26 May 1871 |
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8 |
Baldwin Leighton |
27 Oct 1836 |
22 Jan 1897 |
60 |
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MP for Shropshire South 1877-1885 |
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22 Jan 1897 |
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Bryan Baldwin Mawddwy Leighton |
26 Nov 1868 |
19 Jan 1919 |
50 |
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19 Jan 1919 |
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Richard Tihel Leighton |
13 Feb 1893 |
26 Sep 1957 |
64 |
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26 Sep 1957 |
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Michael John Bryan Leighton |
8 Mar 1935 |
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LEIGHTON of Holland Park Road,Middlesex |
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11 Feb 1886 |
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1 |
Sir Frederic Leighton |
3 Dec 1830 |
25 Jan 1896 |
65 |
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Leighton (qv) in 1896 with which title the |
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baronetcy then merged until its extinction |
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the following day |
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LEITH of Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
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12 Sep 1919 |
UK |
1 |
Alexander Leith |
24 Sep 1869 |
9 Nov 1956 |
87 |
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Extinct
on his death |
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9 Nov 1956 |
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LEITH of Fyvie,Aberdeen |
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7 Mar 1923 |
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LEITH-BUCHANAN |
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of Burgh St Peter,Norfolk |
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21 Nov 1775 |
GB |
1 |
Alexander Leith |
1741 |
3 Oct 1780 |
39 |
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MP for Tregony 1774-1780 |
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3 Oct 1780 |
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George Alexander William Leith |
c 1765 |
26 Jan 1842 |
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26 Jan 1842 |
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3 |
Alexander William Wellesley Leith |
30 Oct 1806 |
3 Apr 1842 |
35 |
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3 Apr 1842 |
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4 |
George Hector Leith (Leith-Buchanan from 1877) |
10 Aug 1833 |
29 Sep 1903 |
70 |
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29 Sep 1903 |
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5 |
Alexander
Wellesley George Thomas |
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Leith-Buchanan |
5 Dec 1866 |
29 Apr 1925 |
58 |
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29 Apr 1925 |
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6 |
George Hector Macdonald Leith-Buchanan |
30 Jan 1889 |
1 Aug 1973 |
84 |
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1 Aug 1973 |
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7 |
Charles Alexander James Leith-Buchanan |
1 Sep 1939 |
8 Feb 1998 |
58 |
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8 Feb 1998 |
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Gordon Kelly McNicol Leith-Buchanan |
18 Oct 1974 |
26 May 2018 - HB |
43 |
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26 May 2018 |
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9 |
Scott Kelly Leith-Buchanan |
30 Sep 2010 |
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LEKE of Sutton,Derby |
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22 May 1611 |
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1 |
Francis Leke |
by 1581 |
9 Apr 1655 |
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He was subsequently created Earl of |
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Scarsdale (qv) in 1645 with which title |
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the baronetcy then merged until its |
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extinction in 1736 |
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LEKE of Newark-upon-Trent,Notts |
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15 Dec 1663 |
E |
1 |
Francis Leke |
1 Nov 1627 |
Oct 1679 |
51 |
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MP for Nottinghamshire 1666-1679 |
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Oct 1679 |
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2 |
Francis Leke |
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19 Jun 1681 |
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on his death |
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Jun 1681 |
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LEMAN of Northaw,Herts |
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3 Mar 1665 |
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1 |
William Leman |
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3 Sep 1667 |
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MP for Hertford 1645-1653 and 1659-1660 |
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Sep 1667 |
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2 |
William Leman |
19 Dec 1637 |
18 Jul 1701 |
63 |
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MP for Hertford 1690-1695 |
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18 Jul 1701 |
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3 |
William Leman |
1685 |
22 Dec 1741 |
56 |
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22 Dec 1741 |
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4 |
Tanfield Leman |
13 Apr 1714 |
1762 |
48 |
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1762 |
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became extinct, although it was assumed by |
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least two parties in the late 1830s and |
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early 1840s |
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For further information on the subsequent |
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history of this baronetcy, see the note at the |
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foot of this page |
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LE MARCHANT of Chobham Place,Surrey |
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14 Oct 1841 |
UK |
1 |
Denis Le Marchant |
3 Jul 1795 |
30 Oct 1874 |
79 |
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MP for Worcester 1846-1847 |
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30 Oct 1874 |
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2 |
Henry Denis Le Marchant |
15 Feb 1839 |
21 Jan 1915 |
75 |
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21 Jan 1915 |
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3 |
Denis Le Marchant |
8 Jun 1870 |
29 Apr 1922 |
51 |
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29 Apr 1922 |
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4 |
Edward Thomas Le Marchant |
23 Oct 1871 |
17 Nov 1953 |
82 |
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17 Nov 1953 |
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5 |
Denis Le Marchant |
28 Feb 1906 |
20 Aug 1987 |
81 |
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20 Aug 1987 |
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6 |
Francis Arthur Le Marchant |
6 Oct 1939 |
28 Jan 2016 |
76 |
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28 Jan 2016 |
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7 |
Piers Alfred Le Marchant |
1964 |
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LEMON of Carclew,Cornwall |
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24 May 1774 |
GB |
1 |
William Lemon |
11 Oct 1748 |
11 Dec 1824 |
76 |
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MP for Penrhyn 1770-1774 and |
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Cornwall 1774-1824 |
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11 Dec 1824 |
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2 |
Charles Lemon |
3 Sep 1784 |
13 Feb 1868 |
83 |
to |
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MP for Penrhyn 1807-1812 and 1830-1831, |
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13 Feb 1868 |
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Cornwall 1831-1832 and Cornwall West |
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1832-1841 and 1842-1857 |
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Extinct
on his death |
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LENNARD of West Wickham,Kent |
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15 Aug 1642 |
E |
1 |
Stephen Lennard |
c 1604 |
29 Jan 1680 |
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Jan 1680 |
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2 |
Stephen Lennard |
2 Mar 1637 |
15 Dec 1709 |
72 |
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MP for Winchilsea 1681 and Kent 1698-1700 |
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and 1708-1709 |
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15 Dec 1709 |
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3 |
Samuel Lennard |
2 Oct 1672 |
8 Oct 1727 |
55 |
to |
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MP for Hythe 1715-1727 |
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8 Oct 1727 |
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Extinct
on his death |
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LENNARD of Bell House,Essex |
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30 Jun 1801 |
UK |
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See "Barrett-Lennard" |
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LENNARD of Wickham Court,Kent |
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6 May 1880 |
UK |
1 |
John Farnaby Lennard |
27 Sep 1816 |
27 Dec 1899 |
83 |
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27 Dec 1899 |
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2 |
Henry Arthur Hallam Farnaby Lennard |
7 Nov 1859 |
26 Feb 1928 |
68 |
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26 Feb 1928 |
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3 |
Stephen Arthur Hallam Farnaby Lennard |
31 Jul 1899 |
20 Apr 1980 |
80 |
to |
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Extinct
on his death |
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20 Apr 1980 |
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LEON of Bletchley Park,Bucks |
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5 Jul 1911 |
UK |
1 |
Herbert Samuel Leon |
11 Feb 1850 |
23 Jul 1926 |
76 |
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MP for Buckingham 1891-1895 |
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23 Jul 1926 |
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2 |
George Edward Leon |
7 May 1875 |
14 May 1947 |
72 |
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14 May 1947 |
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3 |
Ronald George Leon |
22 Oct 1902 |
29 Aug 1964 |
61 |
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29 Aug 1964 |
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4 |
John Ronald Leon |
16 Aug 1934 |
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LESLIE of Wardis,Aberdeen |
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1 Sep 1625 |
NS |
1 |
John Leslie |
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1640 |
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1640 |
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2 |
John Leslie |
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1645 |
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1645 |
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3 |
William Leslie |
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c 1680 |
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c 1680 |
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c 1800 |
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4 |
John Leslie |
c 1750 |
30 Sep 1825 |
75 |
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He assumed the title c 1800 |
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30 Sep 1825 |
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5 |
Charles Abraham Leslie |
4 Jul 1796 |
1 Mar 1847 |
50 |
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1 Mar 1847 |
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6 |
Norman Robert Leslie |
10 Dec 1822 |
12 Jun 1857 |
34 |
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For information on the death of this baronet, |
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see the note at the foot of this page |
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12 Jun 1857 |
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7 |
Charles Henry Leslie |
27 Nov 1848 |
12 Oct 1905 |
56 |
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12 Oct 1905 |
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8 |
Norman Roderick Alexander David Leslie |
10 Jan 1889 |
16 Jun 1937 |
48 |
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16 Jun 1937 |
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9 |
Henry John Lindores Leslie |
26 Aug 1920 |
21 Jun 1967 |
46 |
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21 Jun 1967 |
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10 |
Percy Theodore Leslie |
19 Nov 1915 |
2001 |
85 |
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On his death the baronetcy became dormant |
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LESLIE of Juniper Hill,Surrey |
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22 Jan 1784 |
GB |
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See "Pepys" |
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LESLIE of Tarbert,Kerry |
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3 Sep 1787 |
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1 |
Edward Leslie |
1744 |
21 Nov 1818 |
74 |
to |
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on his death |
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21 Nov 1818 |
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LESLIE of Glaslough,co.Monaghan |
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21 Feb 1876 |
UK |
1 |
John Leslie |
16 Dec 1822 |
23 Jan 1916 |
93 |
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MP for Monaghan 1871-1880 |
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23 Jan 1916 |
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2 |
John Leslie |
7 Aug 1857 |
25 Jan 1944 |
86 |
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Lord Lieutenant Monaghan 1921-1922 |
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25 Jan 1944 |
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3 |
John Randolph Shane Leslie |
24 Sep 1885 |
13 Aug 1971 |
85 |
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13 Aug 1971 |
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4 |
John Norman Ide Leslie |
6 Dec 1916 |
18 Apr 2016 |
99 |
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18 Apr 2016 |
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5 |
Shaun Randolph Christopher Leslie |
4 Jun 1947 |
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L'ESTRANGE of Hunstanton,Norfolk |
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1 Jun 1629 |
E |
1 |
Nicholas L'Estrange |
27 Mar 1604 |
24 Jul 1655 |
51 |
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24 Jul 1655 |
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2 |
Hamon L'Estrange |
8 Dec 1631 |
15 Feb 1656 |
24 |
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15 Feb 1656 |
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3 |
Nicholas L'Estrange |
17 Oct 1632 |
13 Dec 1669 |
37 |
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13 Dec 1669 |
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4 |
Nicholas L'Estrange |
2 Dec 1661 |
18 Dec 1724 |
63 |
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MP for Castle Rising 1685-1689 |
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18 Dec 1724 |
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5 |
Thomas L'Estrange |
1689 |
8 Nov 1751 |
62 |
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8 Nov 1751 |
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6 |
Henry L'Estrange |
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2 Sep 1760 |
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2 Sep 1760 |
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7 |
Roger L'Estrange |
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21 Apr 1762 |
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on his death |
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21 Apr 1762 |
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LETHBRIDGE of Westway House and |
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Winkley Court,Devon |
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15 Jun 1804 |
UK |
1 |
John Lethbridge |
12 Mar 1746 |
15 Dec 1815 |
69 |
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MP for Minehead 1806-1807 |
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15 Dec 1815 |
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2 |
Thomas Buckler Lethbridge |
21 Feb 1778 |
17 Oct 1849 |
71 |
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17 Oct 1849 |
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3 |
John Hesketh Lethbridge |
1798 |
1 Mar 1873 |
74 |
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1 Mar 1873 |
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4 |
Wroth Acland Lethbridge |
2 Jan 1831 |
26 Nov 1902 |
71 |
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26 Nov 1902 |
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5 |
Wroth Periam Christopher Lethbridge |
19 Dec 1863 |
20 Feb 1950 |
86 |
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20 Feb 1950 |
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6 |
Hector Wroth Lethbridge |
26 Aug 1898 |
29 Jun 1978 |
79 |
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29 Jun 1978 |
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7 |
Thomas Periam Hector Noel Lethbridge |
17 Jul 1950 |
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LETT of Walmer,Kent |
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31 Jan 1941 |
UK |
1 |
Hugh Lett |
17 Apr 1876 |
19 Jul 1964 |
88 |
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on his death |
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19 Jul 1964 |
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LEVENTHORPE of Shingey Hall,Herts |
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30 May 1622 |
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John Leventhorpe |
c 1560 |
23 Sep 1625 |
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23 Sep 1625 |
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Thomas Leventhorpe |
18 May 1592 |
30 Apr 1636 |
43 |
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30 Apr 1636 |
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John Leventhorpe |
30 Jul 1629 |
29 Nov 1649 |
20 |
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29 Nov 1649 |
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Thomas Leventhorpe |
30 Nov 1635 |
27 Jul 1679 |
43 |
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27 Jul 1679 |
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5 |
Charles Leventhorpe |
15 Sep 1594 |
30 Aug 1680 |
86 |
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on his death |
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30 Aug 1680 |
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LEVER of Hans Crescent,London |
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8 Feb 1911 |
UK |
1 |
Arthur Levy Lever |
17 Nov 1860 |
23 Aug 1924 |
63 |
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MP for Harwich 1906-1910 and Hackney |
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Central 1922-1923 |
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23 Aug 1924 |
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Tresham Joseph Philip Lever |
3 Sep 1900 |
30 Apr 1975 |
74 |
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30 Apr 1975 |
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Tresham Christopher Arthur Lindsay Lever |
9 Jan 1932 |
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LEVER of Hulme,Cheshire |
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6 Jul 1911 |
UK |
1 |
William Hesketh Lever |
19 Sep 1851 |
7 May 1925 |
73 |
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He was subsequently created Baron |
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extinction in 2000 |
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LEVER of Allerton,Lancs |
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3 Feb 1920 |
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1 |
Sir Samuel Hardman Lever |
18 Apr 1869 |
1 Jul 1947 |
78 |
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on his death |
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1 Jul 1947 |
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LEVESON-GOWER of Sittersham,Yorks |
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2 Jun 1620 |
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See "Gower" |
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LEVINGE of High Park,co.Westmeath |
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26 Oct 1704 |
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1 |
Richard Levinge |
2 May 1656 |
13 Jul 1724 |
68 |
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MP for Chester 1690-1695 and Derby 1710-11 |
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Solicitor General [I] 1690-1695 and 1704- |
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Chief Justice of the Common Pleas [I] |
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1720-1724. PC [I]
1721 |
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13 Jul 1724 |
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Richard Levinge |
1685 |
27 Feb 1748 |
62 |
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27 Feb 1748 |
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Charles Levinge |
1693 |
29 May 1762 |
68 |
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29 May 1762 |
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Richard Levinge |
c 1723 |
30 Oct 1786 |
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30 Oct 1786 |
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5 |
Charles Levinge |
17 Apr 1751 |
19 Jan 1796 |
44 |
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19 Jan 1796 |
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Richard Levinge |
29 Oct 1785 |
12 Sep 1848 |
62 |
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12 Sep 1848 |
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Richard George Augustus Levinge |
1 Nov 1811 |
28 Sep 1884 |
72 |
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MP for co.Westmeath 1857-1865 |
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28 Sep 1884 |
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8 |
Vere Henry Levinge |
28 Nov 1819 |
22 Mar 1885 |
65 |
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22 Mar 1885 |
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9 |
William Henry Levinge |
21 May 1849 |
17 Apr 1900 |
50 |
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17 Apr 1900 |
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10 |
Richard William Levinge |
12 Jul 1878 |
30 Oct 1914 |
36 |
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30 Oct 1914 |
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11 |
Richard Vere Henry Levinge |
30 Apr 1911 |
27 Dec 1984 |
73 |
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27 Dec 1984 |
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12 |
Richard George Robin Levinge |
18 Dec 1946 |
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LEVY of Humberstone Hall,Leics |
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4 Feb 1913 |
UK |
1 |
Sir Maurice Levy |
9 Jun 1859 |
26 Aug 1933 |
74 |
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MP for Loughborough 1900-1918 |
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26 Aug 1933 |
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2 |
Ewart Maurice Levy |
10 May 1897 |
11 Apr 1996 |
98 |
to |
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on his death |
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11 Apr 1996 |
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LEVY-LAWSON of Hall Barn,Bucks |
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and Peterborough Court,London |
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13 Oct 1892 |
UK |
1 |
Edward
Levy-Lawson |
28 Dec 1833 |
9 Jan 1916 |
82 |
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He was subsequently created Baron |
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Burnham (qv) in 1903 with which title the |
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baronetcy remains merged |
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LEWIS of Llangorse,Brecon |
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14 Sep 1628 |
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1 |
William Lewis |
26 Mar 1598 |
c Nov 1677 |
79 |
to |
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MP for Petersfield 1640 and 1640-1648, |
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Nov 1677 |
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Breconshire 1660 and Lymington 1661-1677 |
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Extinct
on his death |
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LEWIS of Ledstone |
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15 Oct 1660 |
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1 |
John Lewis |
c 1615 |
14 Aug 1671 |
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on his death |
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14 Aug 1671 |
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LEWIS of Harpton Court,Radnor |
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11 Jul 1846 |
UK |
1 |
Thomas Frankland Lewis |
14 May 1780 |
22 Jan 1855 |
74 |
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MP for Beaumaris 1812-1826, Ennis 1826- |
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1828, Radnorshire 1828-1835 and Radnor |
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1847-1855.
Secretary to the Treasury |
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1827-1828. Vice President of the Board of |
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Trade 1828. Treasurer of the Navy 1830. |
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PC 1828 |
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22 Jan 1855 |
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2 |
George Cornewall Lewis |
21 Apr 1806 |
13 Apr 1863 |
56 |
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MP for
Herefordshire 1847-1852 and Radnor |
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1855-1863. Chancellor of the Exchequer 1855- |
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1858. Home Secretary 1859-1861. Secretary of |
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State for War 1861-1863.
PC 1855 |
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13 Apr 1863 |
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3 |
Gilbert Frankland Lewis |
21 Jul 1808 |
18 Dec 1883 |
75 |
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18 Dec 1883 |
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4 |
Herbert Edmund Frankland Lewis |
31 Mar 1846 |
7 Nov 1911 |
65 |
to |
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Extinct
on his death |
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7 Nov 1911 |
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LEWIS of Brighton,Sussex |
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6 Apr 1887 |
UK |
1 |
Charles Edward Lewis |
25 Dec 1825 |
10 Feb 1893 |
67 |
to |
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MP for Londonderry 1872-1886 and Antrim North |
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10 Feb 1893 |
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1887-1892 |
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on his death |
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LEWIS of Nantgwyne,Glamorgan |
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15 Feb 1896 |
UK |
1 |
Sir William Thomas Lewis |
5 Aug 1837 |
27 Aug 1914 |
77 |
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He was subsequently created Baron |
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Merthyr (qv) in 1911 with which title the |
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baronetcy remains merged |
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LEWIS of Portland Place,London |
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1 Aug 1902 |
UK |
1 |
Sir George Henry Lewis |
21 Apr 1833 |
7 Dec 1911 |
78 |
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7 Dec 1911 |
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2 |
George James Graham Lewis |
12 Sep 1868 |
8 Aug 1927 |
58 |
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For information on the death of this baronet,see |
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the note at the foot of this page |
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8 Aug 1927 |
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3 |
George James Ernest Lewis |
25 Feb 1910 |
2 Jan 1945 |
34 |
to |
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on his death |
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2 Jan 1945 |
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LEWIS of Essendon,Herts |
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11 Feb 1918 |
UK |
1 |
Frederick William Lewis |
25 May 1870 |
24 Jun 1944 |
74 |
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He was subsequently created Baron |
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Essendon (qv) in 1932 with which title the |
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baronetcy then merged until its extinction |
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in 1978 |
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LEWTHWAITE of Broadgate,Cumberland |
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26 Jan 1927 |
UK |
1 |
William Lewthwaite |
29 Oct 1853 |
13 Dec 1927 |
74 |
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13 Dec 1927 |
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2 |
William Lewthwaite |
20 Jun 1882 |
13 Jun 1933 |
50 |
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13 Jun 1933 |
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3 |
William Anthony Lewthwaite |
26 Feb 1912 |
25 Dec 1993 |
81 |
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25 Dec 1993 |
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4 |
Rainald Gilfrid Lewthwaite |
21 Jul 1913 |
15 Apr 2003 |
89 |
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15 Apr 2003 |
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5 |
David Rainald Lewthwaite |
26 Mar 1940 |
28 Jul 2004 |
64 |
to |
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on his death |
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28 Jul 2004 |
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LEY of Westbury,Wilts |
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20 Jul 1619 |
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1 |
James Ley |
1552 |
14 Mar 1629 |
76 |
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He was subsequently created Earl of |
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Marlborough (qv) in 1626 with which title |
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the baronetcy then merged until its |
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extinction in 1679 |
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LEY of Epperstone Manor,Notts |
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27 Dec 1905 |
UK |
1 |
Francis Ley |
3 Jan 1846 |
27 Jan 1916 |
70 |
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27 Jan 1916 |
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2 |
Henry Gordon Ley |
12 Mar 1874 |
27 Sep 1944 |
70 |
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27 Sep 1944 |
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3 |
Gerald Gordon Ley |
5 Nov 1902 |
24 Mar 1980 |
77 |
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24 Mar 1980 |
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4 |
Francis Douglas Ley |
5 Apr 1907 |
10 May 1995 |
88 |
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10 May 1995 |
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5 |
Ian Francis Ley |
12 Jun 1934 |
29 Jul 2017 |
83 |
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29 Jul 2017 |
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6 |
Christopher Ian Ley |
2 Dec 1962 |
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LEYLAND of Hyde Park House,London |
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31 Aug 1895 |
UK |
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See "Naylor-Leyland" |
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LIDDELL |
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of Ravensworth Castle,Northumberland |
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2 Nov 1642 |
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1 |
Thomas Liddell |
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1650 |
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1650 |
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2 |
Thomas Liddell |
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Nov 1697 |
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Nov 1697 |
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3 |
Henry Liddell |
c 1644 |
1 Sep 1723 |
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MP for
Durham 1689-1690 and 1695-1698 and |
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Newcastle upon Tyne 1701-1705 and 1706-1710 |
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1 Sep 1723 |
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4 |
Henry
Liddell,later [1747] 1st Baron |
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Ravensworth |
1 Aug 1708 |
30 Jan 1784 |
75 |
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MP for Morpeth 1734-1747 |
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30 Jan 1784 |
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5 |
Henry George Liddell |
25 Nov 1749 |
26 Nov 1791 |
42 |
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26 Nov 1791 |
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6 |
Thomas Henry Liddell |
8 Feb 1775 |
7 Mar 1855 |
80 |
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He was subsequently created Baron |
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Ravensworth (qv) in 1821 with which title |
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the baronetcy remains merged,although as at |
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30/06/2014 the baronetcy does not appear on |
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the Official Roll of the Baronetage |
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LIGHTON of Merville,co.Dublin |
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Thomas Lighton |
by 1756 |
27 Apr 1805 |
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27 Apr 1805 |
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Thomas Lighton |
19 May 1787 |
11 May 1816 |
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11 May 1816 |
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Thomas Lighton |
1814 |
1817 |
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John Lees Lighton |
1 Jan 1792 |
5 Apr 1827 |
35 |
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5 Apr 1827 |
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John Hamilton Lighton |
20 May 1818 |
29 Apr 1844 |
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29 Apr 1844 |
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Christopher Robert Lighton |
28 May 1819 |
12 Apr 1875 |
55 |
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12 Apr 1875 |
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Christopher Robert Lighton |
4 Jul 1848 |
15 Aug 1929 |
81 |
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15 Aug 1929 |
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Christopher Robert Lighton |
30 Jun 1897 |
1 Aug 1993 |
96 |
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1 Aug 1993 |
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Thomas Hamilton Lighton |
4 Nov 1954 |
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LINDSAY of Evelick,Perth |
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15 Apr 1666 |
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Alexander Lindsay |
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Alexander Lindsay |
26 Feb 1660 |
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Alexander Lindsay |
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6 May 1762 |
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David Lindsay |
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6 Mar 1797 |
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6 Mar 1797 |
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Charles Scott Lindsay |
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6 Mar 1799 |
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LINDSAY of West Ville,Lincs |
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4 Sep 1821 |
UK |
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Coutts Trotter |
15 Sep 1767 |
1 Sep 1837 |
69 |
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in the creation of this baronetcy,see the note |
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1 Sep 1837 |
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Coutts Lindsay |
2 Feb 1824 |
7 May 1913 |
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7 May 1913 |
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LINDSAY of Dowhill,Kinross |
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27 Feb 1962 |
UK |
1 |
Martin Alexander Lindsay |
22 Aug 1905 |
5 May 1981 |
75 |
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MP for Solihull 1945-1964 |
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5 May 1981 |
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Ronald Alexander Lindsay |
6 Dec 1933 |
6 Mar 2004 |
70 |
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6 Mar 2004 |
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James Martin Evelyn Lindsay |
11 Oct 1968 |
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LINDSAY-HOGG of Rotherfield Hall,Sussex |
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22 Dec 1905 |
UK |
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Lindsay Lindsay-Hogg |
10 Mar 1853 |
25 Nov 1923 |
70 |
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MP for Eastbourne 1900-1906 |
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25 Nov 1923 |
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Anthony Henry Lindsay-Hogg |
1 May 1908 |
31 Oct 1968 |
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31 Oct 1968 |
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William Lindsay Lindsay-Hogg |
12 Aug 1930 |
7 Dec 1987 |
57 |
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7 Dec 1987 |
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Edward William Lindsay-Hogg |
23 May 1910 |
18 Jun 1999 |
89 |
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18 Jun 1999 |
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Michael Edward Lindsay-Hogg |
5 May 1940 |
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LIPPINCOTT of Stoke Bishop,Gloucs |
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7 Sep 1778 |
GB |
1 |
Henry Lippincott |
14 Sep 1737 |
30 Dec 1780 |
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30 Dec 1780 |
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Henry Cann Lippincott |
5 Jun 1776 |
23 Aug 1829 |
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23 Aug 1829 |
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LIPTON of Osidge,Middlesex |
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29 Jul 1902 |
UK |
1 |
Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton |
10 May 1850 |
2 Oct 1931 |
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2 Oct 1931 |
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LISTER of Park Crescent,Middlesex |
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26 Dec 1883 |
UK |
1 |
Joseph Lister |
5 Apr 1827 |
10 Feb 1912 |
84 |
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He was subsequently created Baron Lister |
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then merged until its extinction in 1912 |
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LISTER-KAYE of Grange,Yorks |
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28 Dec 1812 |
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John Lister-Kaye |
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28 Feb 1827 |
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28 Feb 1827 |
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John Lister Lister-Kaye |
18 Aug 1801 |
13 Apr 1871 |
69 |
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13 Apr 1871 |
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John Pepys Lister-Kaye |
18 Feb 1853 |
27 May 1924 |
71 |
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27 May 1924 |
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Cecil Edmund Lister-Kaye |
16 Jan 1854 |
27 Jan 1931 |
77 |
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27 Jan 1931 |
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Kenelm Arthur Lister-Kaye |
27 Mar 1892 |
28 Feb 1955 |
62 |
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28 Feb 1955 |
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Lister Lister-Kaye |
19 Dec 1873 |
12 Feb 1962 |
88 |
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12 Feb 1962 |
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John Christopher Lister Lister-Kaye |
13 Jul 1913 |
15 May 1982 |
68 |
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15 May 1982 |
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John Philip Lister Lister-Kaye |
8 May 1946 |
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LISTON-FOULIS of Colinton,Edinburgh |
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7 Jun 1634 |
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1 |
Alexander Foulis |
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James Foulis |
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19 Jan 1688 |
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19 Jan 1688 |
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James Foulis |
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James Foulis |
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Jul 1742 |
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Jul 1742 |
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James Foulis |
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3 Jan 1791 |
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3 Jan 1791 |
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James Foulis |
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James Foulis |
9 Sep 1770 |
2 May 1842 |
71 |
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2 May 1842 |
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William Foulis (Liston-Foulis from 1843) |
27 Jul 1812 |
22 Feb 1858 |
45 |
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James Liston-Foulis |
3 Jul 1847 |
29 Dec 1895 |
48 |
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29 Dec 1895 |
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William Liston-Foulis |
27 Oct 1869 |
16 Apr 1918 |
48 |
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16 Apr 1918 |
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Charles James Liston-Foulis |
4 Jan 1873 |
18 Jun 1936 |
63 |
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18 Jun 1936 |
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Archibald Charles Liston-Foulis |
5 Aug 1903 |
9 Oct 1961 |
58 |
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9 Oct 1961 |
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Ian Primrose Liston Foulis |
9 Aug 1937 |
5 Feb 2006 |
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5 Feb 2006 |
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LITHGOW of Ormsary,Argyll |
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1 Jul 1925 |
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James Lithgow |
27 Jan 1883 |
23 Feb 1952 |
69 |
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23 Feb 1952 |
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William James Lithgow |
10 May 1934 |
28 Feb 2022 - HB |
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28 Feb 2022 |
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James Frank Lithgow |
13 Jun 1970 |
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The special remainder to the baronetcy of Leigh
created in 1815 |
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From the "London Gazette" of 27
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'His
Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on behalf
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Majesty, to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
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to Robert Holt Leigh, of Whitley, in the county
of Lancaster, Esq. with remainder to the heirs |
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male of Holt Leigh, of Whitley, Esq. Deceased,
father of the said Robert Holt Leigh.' |
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The Leman baronetcy |
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In
the standard works on the baronetage, the baronetcy of Leman is presumed to
have |
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become extinct on the death of the 4th baronet
in 1762. The title was, however, assumed |
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by an alleged cousin of the 4th baronet and
continued to be assumed by his descendants. |
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The
following [edited] report appeared in 'The Preston Chronicle' of 7 July 1838,
reprinted from |
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'A singular instance of good fortune has just
occurred to an intelligent and respectable |
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mechanic of Nottingham, named John Leman, who,
after working in the stocking-frame for |
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some years, and subsequently being engaged in
the lace making business, is now, in his |
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24th year, elevated to a baronetage, by the
style and title of Sir John Leman, Baronet, of |
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Northaw, in the county of Hertford. He succeeds
to the title and large estates attached |
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to it as the nearest heir-male of his cousin in
the third degree, Sir Tanfield Leman, Bart. of |
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Northaw, who was nephew to the deceased John
Leman, Esq., of Nottingham, a retired |
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gentleman in the army, the present Sir John's
great grandfather. Sir John is great grandson |
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of the Rev. Philip Leman, rector of Warboys,
Huntingdon. The title has been in abeyance for |
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many years, owing to the present possessor's
want of pecuniary means to establish his |
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right to it, and the proceeds of the
estate……have, in consequence, accumulated to an |
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extent almost incalculable. The decision in
favour of the claimant was come to a few weeks |
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ago………..' |
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The supposed succession of this Sir John Leman
is, however, totally at odds with the |
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succession shown in Cokayne's "Complete
Baronetage" and must therefore be viewed |
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as being extremely doubtful. In any event, I
have been unable to find any further reference |
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to the supposed new baronet. |
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In the newspaper report quoted above, there is a
reference to estates of incalculable value. |
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Commencing in February 1853, if not earlier, a
series of advertisements began to be published |
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in newspapers offering shares in the "Leman
Estate Fund." The advertisements stated that |
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the value of the property which was to be
divided amongst the subscribers was £3,000,000 |
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that, by purchasing shares for 10 shillings each, subscribers would receive a
return of |
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£15 per share when the final division of the
estates took place. Not surprisingly, this offer |
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was too good to be true, and in December 1853
the principals of the scheme were convicted |
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of fraud and conspiracy. |
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Sir Norman Robert Leslie, 6th baronet |
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Sir Norman was killed by rebels during the
Indian Mutiny. The following account of his death |
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(written by Major Macdonald, commander of the
5th Bengal Irregular Cavalry) appeared in the |
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'Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce' on 29
June 1857:- |
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'The following was received yesterday:- |
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"Rohnee 14th June, 1857 |
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"As it is probable that exaggerated
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night of the 12th instant, I send you in a few
words a true account of the same to allay anxiety |
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on the part of the friends of the survivors. |
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"On the evening of the 12th instant, Lieut.
Sir Norman Leslie and Dr. Grant joined me in front of |
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my house, as usual, to take tea, and about a
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to wind up the clock; before leaving, on his rising from his chair, he said
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fellows be,' and at the same instant we heard a
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had just time to jump up, when I received three
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I seized my chair by the arms and defended
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and succeeded in giving an ugly poke to my opponent which appeared to
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he at once bolted, followed by the others (three in all). I was streaming
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the house (followed by Dr. Grant) to staunch my
wounds. I found Dr. G severely wounded, one |
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cut in the arm and a second fearful gash on the hip. We then went back to see
after poor |
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Leslie, whom we found stretched on the ground in
a dying state; he must have received his |
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blow [from] the first cut and have fallen forwards on his face, for he was
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through his back into his chest, and breathing
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many cuts on the head; he was quite sensible,
and said, as I bent over him 'oh Macdonald, it is |
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hard to die in this manner,' and added 'my poor wife and children, what will
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them?'
I told him he had only a few minutes to live and to make his peace with God,
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should be done for his poor wife and family that could be done. Under such
fearful |
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circumstances he then applied himself to make
his peace with God, poor fellow, and breathed |
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his last in about half an hour afterwards. |
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'It was a dark, cloudy night, the moon had not
got up and the scoundrels had easily got within |
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a few paces of us before we heard the rush upon
us. A Sentry was planted to the North and |
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we were sitting to the East of the house, and as
we were attacked in silence and the whole |
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affair did not last one minute, even our
servants were not aware of the attack till we appeared |
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before them covered with blood, and they were so
astonished that I could scarcely get them |
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to the lines to turn out the Regiments or rather
the small portion of it left at Head Quarters. |
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'Next moment we had every man off duty around
us, the poor fellows receiving the greatest |
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sympathy and expressing the greatest horror of
the deed. |
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of the darkness of the night; a small party of |
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the Sowars galloped off to Deogurh (two miles
off) but found all quiet there, and Lieutenant |
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Cooper, Commanding Detachment of the 32nd
Regiment, came over in a very short time with |
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fifty
of his men, but I requested him to return with them as the hundred armed men
in my lines |
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were more than match (as they said themselves)
for any odds composed of such miscreants. |
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'Dr. Grant says we are not dangerously wounded,
though I was scalped by one of the cuts, and |
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my scalp found next morning on the scene of
action! I can write no more being rather weak and |
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shaking. The murderers looked like sepoys in
undress, and I have today heard that some of the |
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disbanded men are in the district trying to talk
over the Southals, and probably they thought, if |
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they could only kill the European Officers the
men of the Regiment might get disheartened and |
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either join them, or that they would not act so
effectively without their European Officers. The |
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Doctor and myself had a most miraculous escape.
I can't account for the fellows running away |
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and we in such a helpless condition." |
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The fate of the three attackers is graphically
reported in a further letter from Major Macdonald |
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which was published in 'The Observer' on 13
September 1857:- |
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'Two
days after my native officer said he had found out the murderers (of Sir
Norman Leslie), |
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and that they were three men of my own regiment.
I had them in irons in a crack, held a drum- |
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head court-martial, convicted and sentenced them
to be hanged the next morning. I took on my |
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own shoulders the responsibility for hanging
them first, and asking leave to do so afterwards. |
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That
day was an awful one of suspense and anxiety. One of the prisoners was of
very high |
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caste and influence, and this man I determined
to treat with the greatest ignominy, by getting |
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the
lowest caste man to hang him. To tell you the truth I never expected for a
moment to |
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leave the hanging scene alive, but I was
determined to do my duty, and well knew the effect |
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that pluck and decision had on the natives. The
regiment was drawn out; wounded cruelly as |
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I was, I had to see everything done myself, even
to the adjusting of the ropes, and saw them |
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looped to run easy. Two of the culprits were
paralysed with fear and astonishment, never |
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dreaming that I would dare to hang them without
an order from Government. The third said he |
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would not be hanged, and called on the Prophet
and on his comrades to rescue him. This was |
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an awful moment; an instant's hesitation on my
part and probably I should have a dozen balls |
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through me; so I seized a pistol, clapped it to
the man's ear, and said, with a look there was |
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no mistake about, 'Another word out of your
mouth, and your brains shall be scattered on the |
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ground.' He trembled, and held his tongue. The
elephant came up, he was put on his back, the |
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rope adjusted, the elephant moved, and he was
left dangling. I then had the others up, and |
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off
in the same way. And after some time, when I had dismissed the men of the
regiment to |
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their lines, and still found my head on my
shoulders, I really could scarcely believe it.' |
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Sir George James Graham Lewis, 2nd baronet |
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Sir George was killed in Switzerland in August
1927 when he fell in front of a train. "The Times" |
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of 9 August 1927 reported his death as follows:- |
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'Sir George Lewis, the head of the firm of Lewis
and Lewis, solicitors, who has been staying at |
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the Val Mont clinic at Les Planches, above
Montreux, for about ten days, fell from the steps in |
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front of the Grand Hotel, Montreux-Territet,
shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon [i.e. 8 |
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August], on to the electrified line of the Swiss
Federal Railway at the moment when a train |
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was approaching from the direction of the Rhône
Valley, The mutilated body, which has been |
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identified by his valet, is at Territet. His
family have been informed of the accident.' |
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The Melbourne "Argus" of 19 August
1927 stated that "Sir George Lewis, principal of the |
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London legal firm of Lewis and Lewis, was killed
by a train at Territet, where he was spending |
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a holiday. The reports of the tragedy were
conflicting. Some said that Sir George Lewis was |
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sitting
on the balustrade of the Grand Hotel, and that he overbalanced and fell, and
was |
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mangled by the train. Others said that he walked
on to the line. The Montreux examining |
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magistrate's report discounts the hypothesis
that Sir George Lewis committed suicide. The |
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magistrate suggests that Sir George was running
to catch a train, for which he had a ticket |
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in his pocket, and that he slipped and fell on
to the rails.' |
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John Hamilton Plumptre Lighton (26 June 1855-6
July 1872), son of Sir Christopher |
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Robert Lighton, 6th baronet |
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John
Lighton died after being struck by a cricket ball, aged only 17. The
following report |
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appeared in "The York Herald" of 13 July 1872:- |
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'The Ripton Hall School Cricket Ground,
Derbyshire, was on Saturday the scene of a fatal |
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accident to John Hamilton Plumptre Lighton, aged
17 years, the son of the Rev. Sir Christopher |
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Robert Lighton, Bart., of Ellaston Hall,
situated between Norbury and Rocester, near Ashbourne, |
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Derbyshire. Deceased was a scholar at Ripton
School conducted by the Rev. Dr. Dears. On |
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Friday afternoon deceased, accompanied by
several of his school-fellows, proceeded to the |
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cricket ground adjoining the hall. A ball struck
Lighton on the side of the head, immediately |
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above the right ear. He became stunned for a few
minutes and continued play, but a short |
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time after was compelled to desist. He fell sick
and gradually grew worse, until it was deemed |
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necessary to summon medical aid, when Lighton
was found to be suffering from compression |
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on
the brain, brought on by a blow from a cricket ball. Between twelve and
half-past he |
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became insensible, and, in spite of all efforts
the poor young fellow died within an hour after- |
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wards.
It is stated that deceased was either the fourth or fifth son of Sir C.
Lighton, and that |
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an elder brother of deceased's, in the navy,
some years ago had the misfortune to stumble |
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from a ship's mast, and although not killed,
remained in a very critical state for several |
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months, and then became stone blind. The inquest
on the body was held at Ripton Hall, on |
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Saturday evening. The jury returned a verdict
"That the deceased was accidentally killed |
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from a blow by a cricket ball." |
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The special remainder to the baronetcy of
Trotter (later Lindsay) created in 1821 |
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From the "London Gazette" of 28 July
1821 (issue 17730, page 1555):- |
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'His Majesty has been pleased to direct letters
patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for
granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said |
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United Kingdom to.....Coutts Trotter, of
West-ville, in the county of Lincoln, Esq. with remainder |
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in default of issue male, to the heirs male of
the body of Anne, eldest daughter of the said |
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Coutts Trotter.' |
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Sir Henry Cann Lippincott, 2nd and last baronet |
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Sir Henry was acquitted of a charge of
"violating the person" of a young girl at his trial in April |
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1810.
The implication was that the charge was a "put-up job" in order to
extort money from |
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Sir Henry. The following report appeared in
"The Times" of 26 April 1810, reprinted from the |
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"Bristol Mercury":- |
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'Wednesday
Sir Henry Lippincott, Bart., was tried [at the Bristol Assizes], on the
prosecution of |
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Mary Milford, spinster (aged about seventeen)
for the violation of her person; to which he |
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pleaded not guilty. |
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'The case, on the part of the Prosecutrix, was
opened by Mr. Smith; and the evidence detailed |
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by the Prosecutrix appeared, in a very modest
and prepossessing manner, to develop a scene |
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of much depravity. She stated, that on Sunday,
the 3rd of December last, in company with |
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another young woman, of the name of Mary Jones,
as they going to the cathedral, between |
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3 and 4 o'clock, as she supposed, to evening
prayers, Mary Jones stopped to speak to two |
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gentlemen
- one in regimentals, the other not; that Mary Jones shortly overtook
the |
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Prosecutrix, and instead of leading her into the
Cathedral, conducted her through the arch |
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leading into the Cloisters; that they went up a
flight of stairs, and Mary Jones led her into a |
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room which had a sofa in it, and that, until she
arrived in that room, she was not aware but |
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that she was going into the Cathedral; that
immediately afterwards the same two gentlemen |
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Jones had previously spoken to (who proved to be
Sir H. Lippincott and a Captain Gregory), |
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entered the room ; that Capt. Gregory proposed
to Mary Jones to go with him to his room to |
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dress; that Captain Gregory and Mary Jones left
her; that Sir Henry then began to take liberties |
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with her person; that she resisted him; that he
offered her money, two guineas, which she |
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refused; that he then proceeded to acts of
violence; that he held both her hands behind her |
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by the wrists; that after using every effort to
extricate herself, after making every noise in |
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her
power, crying out and stamping with her feet, she at last fainted away, and
he |
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accomplished his purpose. That immediately on
quitting the room, she informed Mary Jones of |
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what had passed, who censured her for not
communicating it whilst in the room; that the same |
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evening she informed a Mrs. Sarah Jones (a
witness who could not, we understand, be found), |
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and
on the following day made a similar communication to Mrs. Roberts (the keeper
of a |
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huckster's
shop in the Buck, and with whom she lodged), also to Sophia Jones, the sister
of |
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Mary Jones; that on the Monday se'nnight after
the violation, the Prosecutrix, accompanied |
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by Sophia Jones, met Sir Henry in College-green,
in the evening; that he laid hold of her; and |
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inquired how she did; that she replied by
upbraiding him with having used her ill enough already. |
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That Sir Henry thereupon flung her into the arms
of a lusty gentleman passing by, and said, |
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"Here, take this lass - I was intimate with
her yesterday se'nnight." - The above facts were |
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delivered by the young woman with much seeming
reluctance. She then underwent a long |
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cross-examination, in which she positively
denied that she had ever said she had not fainted |
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away, or that she had ever talked of money as a
remuneration for the injury she had sustained. |
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'Mr. Short, surgeon, bore testimony to an
appearance of her person having been violated, which |
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he observed, on examination, ten days afterwards. |
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'Here the Prosecutrix's evidence closed. |
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'On the part of Sir Henry, it was sworn by Mary
Jones, that the room into which she retired with |
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Captain
Gregory was not more than eight feet distance from the drawing-room; that she
heard |
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no noise; that she returned to the drawing-room
in about ten minutes, and found Mary Milford |
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tying on her bonnet; that she did not appear
discomposed or agitated; and that she sat upon |
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Captain Gregory's knee. This witness proved the
door to have been locked on the Prosecutrix, |
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and that the carpet and sofa were rumpled. |
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'Here Mr. Thompson attempted to cross-examine
the witness, as to the Prosecutrix having |
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informed her of the violence complained of,
after she quitted the apartment; but the Learned |
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Recorder considered it unnecessary, inasmuch as
that part of the evidence stood unimpeached; |
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and neither Mrs. Roberts or Sophie Jones were
examined as to this particular point. |
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'Sophia Jones deposed, that Mary Milford had
told her in a subsequent conversation, that Sir |
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Henry had not violated her person; and that she
had, at Milford's request, applied to Sir Henry |
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for a pecuniary recompense. She, however,
admitted that she had not made such statement |
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at the Council-House, when she gave her
information, and confirmed the Prosecutrix's evidence |
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of having met Sir Henry on the Monday, when he
flung her into the arms of a lusty gentleman, |
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with
this addition, that the Prosecutrix called Sir Henry a villain, and that he
used the |
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expression above stated. |
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'Captain Gregory was minutely examined as to any
noise in the house, and the appearance of |
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Mary
Milford on his return to the room. He swore that he heard no noise, and that,
on his |
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return, the Prosecutrix appeared not
discomposed. On being cross-examined, he admitted that |
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he found the door locked upon Mary Milford, and
that when he entered the room, Sir Henry |
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said, "she would not consent to his being
connected with her, nor receive money, although he |
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had offered it." |
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'Mrs.
Roberts (who was originally before the Magistrates, a witness in support of
the |
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prosecution) deposed, that in several
conversations with her on the subject, Mary Milford had |
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used fr4equent equivocations, and that she had
said, she believed she had not fainted; that |
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she, Mrs. Roberts, had frequently cautioned
her against keeping company with Mary
Jones, |
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who was "a woman given to the town;"
and that during a visit that she (Milford) had paid in |
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London, in August last, she had heard that the
Duke of Gordon would be obliged to pay £3000 |
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for such a business, whether the attempt could
be proved or not. It would be observed that |
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Milford had previously denied all this, in her
cross-examination. |
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'Mr. Allard, Mr. Lowe, and Mr. Taylor (of
Wotton-under-Edge), were called upon to rebut the |
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evidence of Mr. Short. |
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'After nearly seven hours' investigation (from
eleven to six), the Recorder (Sir V[icary] Gibbs), |
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proceeded to address the Jury, and commented, in
severe terms, upon the unconsistent |
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evidence of the Prosecutrix. He quoted a long
paragraph from an eminent legal authority, upon |
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the difficulty of both establishing and
rebutting such a charge: that in this case "the attempt |
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was made at noon-day, in the most public
thoroughfare of the city, at the time a congregation |
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was assembling together for public worship, and
in a room where windows looked into the |
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Cathedral;" added to which, the Prisoner
had not taken to flight, and braved the charge; and |
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really, observed the Recorder, "the attempt
to establish the alleged offence stands upon such |
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glaring improbabilities, that were it not that
it is related in a Court of Justice, and the life of a |
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fellow-creature at stake upon it, it is too
gross even for ridicule to smile at." - The Recorder |
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then said, that, if it were possible for a doubt
to exist in the minds of any of the Jury, he |
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would go through the evidence; but if not, their
verdict would save him the trouble. |
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'The Jury considered about a minute, and
returned a verdict of Not Guilty. |
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'The Recorder, in conclusion, observed, that
while he rejoiced in the acquittal of the Prisoner, |
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he could not consider any sort of censure due to
those who conducted the prosecution.' |
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Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st and only
baronet |
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The following biography of Sir Thomas appeared
in the Australian monthly magazine "Parade" |
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in its issue for February 1957:- |
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'When King Edward VII was Prince of Wales and an
amiable patron of the grocery magnate Sir |
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Thomas Lipton, he was a visitor aboard the yacht
Shamrock when the mainmast collapsed and |
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he missed decapitation by inches. Though he took
the incident well at the time, he later wrote |
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with justifiable peevishness to a friend:
"I do not know why Sir Thomas goes in for yacht racing, |
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for his goods are already so well known both
sides of the Atlantic that he does not need to |
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to advertise." |
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'But that was only the royal opinion. Sir Thomas
knew better. In thirty years he spent more |
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than a quarter of a million pounds of his
grocery-made money on trying to capture the famed |
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America's Cup - in reality no cup but an
elaborately designed graceful silver jug - from the U.S. |
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He won hundreds of other trophies - so many
indeed that he had detectives to guard them day |
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and
night - for various European races, but he never got the America's Cup. It
was, for 30 |
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years, magnificent publicity. His five losing
Shamrocks made him one of the best-known figures |
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in the world and put his name where he wanted it
- on everyone's lips. He was hailed in the |
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United States as the great sporting Englishman,
the man who erased the bitter feelings which |
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had
come to be associated with the racing of the Cup since the first race in
1851. The man |
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who had been a multi-millionaire before he was
50 because he followed the precepts of two |
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lines
he saw in a New York store: "He who on his trade relies, Must either
bust or advertise," |
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knew what he was about, despite King Edward's
opinion to the contrary. |
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'Early in his yachting career Lipton was
proposed for the most exclusive sailing club in the world, |
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the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, Isle of
Wight, and it is alleged that his proposer was King |
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Edward, then Prince of Wales. Lipton was
blackballed, but the reason is not revealed in any |
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authoritative
document. Lipton nevertheless remained one of the world's most ardent |
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yachtsmen. His Shamrocks were superb racing
machines, built for a special purpose. |
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'Thomas Johnstone Lipton was born in 1850 in
Glasgow, where his Irish peasant parents had |
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emigrated during a potato famine. A few more
pounds would have taken the family to America, |
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but they were not available. After some years
Lipton senior scraped together enough to open |
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a tiny store in Stobcross St., Glasgow, for the
sale of eggs, butter and ham. Thomas went to |
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work at the age of nine for half a crown a week,
of which he was allowed to keep a penny. The |
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rest had to go to support the family. At 12, he left this job and took another,
as a cabin boy, |
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but he was sacked for careless polishing. He had
saved the tiny fare from Glasgow to New York |
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from
his tips and wages before he got the sack, and proceeded to New York on the
slow |
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immigrant steamer Devonia. Having promoted for
himself free board and lodging touting for |
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customers
off the ship for a landlord, he took a series of jobs which landed him broke
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almost barefoot in various parts of the southern
United States. He worked as a hand in the rice |
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and tobacco plantations, as a stoker on a river
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wrote
love letters for an amorous Spaniard and was beaten up by the Spaniard's
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Eventually he worked a passage back to New York
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famed couplet on advertising. |
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'Having saved 500 dollars, he returned to see
his mother, who seems to have been his one |
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strong affection - apart from his limitless
admiration for himself. He took her a bag of flour and |
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a rocking chair. The morning after his arrival
he was back behind the counter at Stobcross St., |
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selling
groceries. But the years in the United States had turned Lipton into a
trader. Within a |
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few days he astounded his parents by spending
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than 100 per cent. profit, and planning further ventures. They remonstrated,
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persisted. Soon he was buying pigs in Ireland,
offloading them at Glasgow, and driving them |
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through the Glasgow streets so the wondering
populace would see stencilled on their bulging |
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sides the news that they were "going to die
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'Lipton's market was famous in a few months,
people coming from all over Glasgow not only to |
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buy his teas, eggs, butter, hams, coffee and
staples, but to marvel at the crude "come-on" |
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advertisements plastered on the shop windows. At
27 he was already a very rich man, |
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tremendously energetic; pictures show him
looking already between 45 and 50, partly because |
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of a wispy walrus moustache which hid his
pleasant mobile mouth and showed only the too- |
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small, too-shrewd eyes and the uninteresting
chin and nose. Later, when he shaved his mous- |
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tache to a thin line and adopted the tiny goatee
which he preserved until his death, his face |
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assumed
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'Lipton's story is the story of the personal
touch. Whenever he opened one of his thousands |
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of stores he made a point of being at the
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Although
in 1898 he turned the business into a company, he retained the closest
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contact with it. When at last he had become an
aging nuisance to the shareholders and |
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managerial staff alike, his biographer friend
and critic, William Blackwood, tells how bitterly he |
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resented stepping aside, and how he indulged in
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'As his chain of stores expanded he began buying
tea and coffee and cocoa plantations, a pork- |
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packing business to rival Swifts and Arrnours,
and commenced chartering his own steamers. He |
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had
no interest in anything but business and Lipton. He was never heard to
discuss a topic of |
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the
day, or a book or a picture or a personality. His closest friends were Lord
Dewar, Harry |
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Lauder, and William Blackwood. who wrote
fulsomely of him while he was alive and candidly of |
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him when he was dead. The four used to meet at
Lipton's home, a large old-fashioned, stuffy, |
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badly furnished suburban villa called Osidge in
an unfashionable part of North London. |
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'Blackwood records that if the conversation
moved from Lipton's character and successes away |
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to other subjects Sir Thomas quickly brought it
back. He never acknowledged that luck or the |
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kindness or aid of others had played even the
most minor parts in his career. Blackwood's acid |
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after-death memoirs of his rich and powerful
friend betray the hours of boredom he spent while |
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Lipton was alive, discoursing on the subject of
Lipton. Lauder presented some rather special |
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competition to Sir Thomas, but never won the
conversational stakes. |
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'Lipton had met the Prince and Princess of Wales
on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond |
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Jubilee. Princess Alexandra had got off to a bad
start on her plan to promote a Jubilee dinner |
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700 tons of meat, bread, pudding, cheese and cake for 400,000 of England's
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money was slow in coming in until Lipton
subscribed £25,000, was appointed to the Dinner |
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Committee, and organised it into a success.
During World War I, Lipton lent his steam yacht, |
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Erin, to the Americans to use in succouring the
unhappy Serbs, and himself sailed on it on |
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several of its Mediterranean trips of mercy.
Later he handed the boat over to the British Navy |
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for use on patrol work in the Mediterranean,
where it was eventually sunk by enemy action. |
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'Lipton's original challenge for the America's
Cup was issued in 1899, with the first Shamrock, |
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built by the late great Clyde shipbuilder,
William Fife. Fife made him another Shamrock later, |
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but Lipton shopped around for the other three
boats which challenged in the years 1901, 1903, |
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1920 and finally in 1930, one year before his
death at the age of 81. The Shamrocks sailed |
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with both professional and amateur crews; one of
them had three captains, a case of divided |
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command which resulted, as usual, in failure.
Certainly, all the technique and talent that money |
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could buy was poured into the Shamrocks, but
without avail. |
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'Lipton developed into a not unlikeable
eccentric - vain, domineering, but usually genial - a tall, |
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rather doggy figure distinguished by the tiny
goatee and the rather large bow-ties of identical |
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white-spotted dark blue foulard. He never
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He lived plainly but well at Osidge, cared for
by two Cingalese servants who cooked him plain, |
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abundant meals, every dinner topped off with a
rice pudding made to his own recipe. When the |
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Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes finally did elect
him, Lipton acknowledged the honour, but, with |
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some dignity, declined to set foot in the
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