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Hodge Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hodge, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010. The Hodge, later Hermon-Hodge Baronetcy, of Accrington in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 July 1902. For more information on this creation, see Baron Wyfold. The Hodge Baronetcy, of Chipstead in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 March 1921 for the shipbuilder Rowland Hodge. As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1995. Hodge, later Hermon-Hodge baronets of Accrington (1902) *see Baron Wyfold Hodge baronets, of Chipstead (1921) * Sir Rowland Frederic William Hodge, 1st Baronet (1859–1950) *Sir John Rowland Hodge, 2nd Baronet (1913–1995). Hodge was married four times; his second wife Joan Wilson (1919–2005) was mother of three daughters, including Wendy Madeleine Hodge, s ... [...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] |
