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Arnott Baronets
The Arnott Baronetcy, of Woodlands in the Parish of St Anne, Shandon in the County of Cork, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 12 February 1896 for the Irish entrepreneur and philanthropist John Arnott. Arnott baronets, of Woodlands, St Anne (1896) * Sir John Arnott, 1st Baronet (1814–1898) *Sir John Alexander Arnott, 2nd Baronet (1853–1940) *Sir Lauriston John Arnott, 3rd Baronet (1890–1958) *Sir Robert John Arnott, 4th Baronet (1896–1966) *Sir John Robert Alexander Arnott, 5th Baronet (1927–1981) *Sir Alexander John Maxwell Arnott, 6th Baronet (born 1975) The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Andrew John Eric Arnott (born 1978). See also * Arnot baronets The Arnot Baronetcy was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 27 July 1629 for Michael Arnot with remainder to heirs male whatsoever. His grandson, the second Baronet, represented Kinross (Parliament of Scotland constituency ... References {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Edward Vicars
Sir Arthur Edward Vicars, KCVO (27 July 1862 – 14 April 1921), was a genealogist and heraldic expert. He was appointed Ulster King of Arms in 1893, but was removed from the post in 1908 following the theft of the Irish Crown Jewels in the previous year. He was murdered by the IRA in 1921 during the Irish War of Independence. Antiquarian and expert in heraldry Vicars was born on 27 July 1862 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and was the youngest child of Colonel William Henry Vicars of the 61st Regiment of Foot and his wife Jane (originally Gun-Cunninghame). This was his mother's second marriage, the first being to Pierce O'Mahony by whom she had two sons. Arthur was very attached to his Irish half-brothers and spent much time at their residences. On completing his education at Magdalen College School, Oxford and Bromsgrove School he moved permanently to Ireland. He quickly developed an expertise in genealogical and heraldic matters and made several attempts to be employed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulster King Of Arms
Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is the Provincial King of Arms at the College of Heralds with jurisdiction over England north of the Trent and Northern Ireland. The two offices of Norroy and Ulster were formerly separate. Norroy King of Arms is the older office, there being a reference as early as 1276 to a "King of Heralds beyond the Trent in the North". The name ''Norroy'' is derived from the French meaning 'north king'. The office of Ulster Principal King of Arms for All-Ireland was established in 1552 by King Edward VI to replace the older post of Ireland King of Arms, which had lapsed in 1487. Ulster King of Arms was not part of the College of Arms and did not fall under the jurisdiction of the Earl Marshal, being the heraldic authority for the Kingdom of Ireland (the jurisdiction of the College of Arms being the Kingdom of England and Lord Lyon's Office that of the Kingdom of Scotland). Ulster was Registrar and King of Arms of the Order of St Patrick. Norroy and Ulster Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronetage Of The United Kingdom
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) James I of England, King James I created the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611, for the settlement of Ireland. He offered the dignity to 200 gentlemen of good birth, with a clear estate of Pound sterling, £1,000 a year, on condition that each one should pay a sum equivalent to three years' pay to 30 soldiers at 8d per day per man (total – £1,095) into the King's Exchequer. The Baronetage of England comprises all baronetcies created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union 1707, Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Baronetage of England and the #Baronetage of Nova Scotia (1625–1706), Baronetage of Nova Scotia were replaced by the #Baronetage of Great Britain, Baronetage of Great Britain. The extant baronetcies ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Arnott, 1st Baronet
Sir John Arnott, 1st Baronet JP (26 July 1814 – 28 March 1898) was a Scottish-Irish entrepreneur and a major figure in the commercial and political spheres of late-19th century Cork. He was also founder of the Arnotts department chain. Background Born in Auchtermuchty, Fife, he was the son of John Arnott and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Alexander Paton. Arnott arrived in Cork in 1837 to work at Grants of Patrick Street; he later opened his own shop which failed to prosper. After starting a business in Belfast which prospered he returned to Cork and opened a drapery store which he later expanded across Ireland and Britain, including Arnotts in Henry Street, Dublin and in Glasgow (where the name continued until the early-1990s). Career Among the other businesses he started or was involved in included Cash and Company Cork, Baldoyle and Cork Race Park Meetings, the City of Cork Steamship Company, Cork and Macroom Direct Railway, Passage Docks Shipbuilding Company, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnot Baronets
The Arnot Baronetcy was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 27 July 1629 for Michael Arnot with remainder to heirs male whatsoever. His grandson, the second Baronet, represented Kinross (Parliament of Scotland constituency), Kinross in the Scottish Parliament. The title became extinct or dormant on the death of the ninth Baronet in 1838. Arnot baronets, of Arnot (1629) *Sir Michael Arnot, 1st Baronet (died ) **Charles Arnot (died before 1652) *Sir David Arnot, 2nd Baronet (died 1711) *Sir John Arnot, 3rd Baronet (died 1750) *Sir John Arnot, 4th Baronet (died c. 1762) *Sir John Arnot, 5th Baronet (died c. 1765) *Sir Robert Arnot, 6th Baronet (died 1767) *Sir William Arnot, 7th Baronet (died 1782) *Sir Matthew Robert Arnot, 8th Baronet died 1801) *Sir William Arnot, 9th Baronet (died 1838) See also *Arnott baronets References {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnot Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
