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Lyle Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Lyle family, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010. The Lyle Baronetcy, of Greenock in the County of Renfrew, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 June 1915 for the shipowner Robert Lyle. He was the younger brother of the first Baronet of the 1929 creation and the uncle of the first Baronet of the 1932 creation (see below). The title became extinct on his death in 1923. The Lyle Baronetcy, of Glendelvine in the County of Perth, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 March 1929 for the shipowner Alexander Lyle. He was the elder brother of the first Baronet of the 1915 creation (see above) and the uncle of the first Baronet of the 1932 creation (see below). The Lyle Baronetcy, of Canford Cliffs in the Borough of Poole in the County of Dorset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 June 1932. For more information on this cr ... [...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] |
Baron Lyle Of Westbourne
Baron Lyle of Westbourne, of Canford Cliffs in the County of Dorset, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 13 September 1945 for Sir Leonard Lyle, 1st Baronet, the former Member of Parliament for Stratford, Epping, and Bournemouth. He had already been created a Baronet, of Canford Cliffs in the County of Dorset, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 June 1932. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baron in 1976. The first Baron was the nephew of Sir Robert Lyle, 1st Baronet, and of Sir Alexander Lyle, 1st Baronet (see Lyle Baronets). Barons Lyle of Westbourne (1945) * (Charles Ernest) Leonard Lyle, 1st Baron Lyle of Westbourne (1882–1954) *Charles John Leonard Lyle, 2nd Baron Lyle of Westbourne (1905–1976) Arms See also *Lyle Baronets There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Lyle family, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010. The Lyle Baronetcy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Archibald Lyle, 2nd Baronet
Sir Archibald Moir Park Lyle, 2nd Baronet, (5 February 1884 – 4 December 1946) was a Scottish first-class cricketer, British Army officer and ship owner. Early life and cricket The son of Alexander Park Lyle, he was born at Greenock in February 1884. He was educated at Fettes College, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1904 and 1906, making two appearances at Oxford against Worcestershire and the Marylebone Cricket Club. He scored 67 runs in these two matches, with a high score of 27. Lyle was also a successful athlete while at Oxford, representing the university in 110 metres hurdles and shot put against Cambridge from 1904–06. He competed against Harvard and Yale in 1904. Lyle played rugby union for Oxford University RFC from 1902–05. After graduating from Oxford, Lyle was commissioned in the British Army in October 1906 as a second lieutenant in the Scottish Horse Imperial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronetcies In The Baronetage Of The United Kingdom
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century, however in its current usage was created by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown. A baronetcy is the only British hereditary honour that is not a peerage, with the exception of the Anglo-Irish Black Knights, White Knights, and Green Knights (of whom only the Green Knights are extant). A baronet is addressed as "Sir" (just as is a knight) or "Dame" in the case of a baronetess, but ranks above all knighthoods and damehoods in the order of precedence, except for the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle, and the dormant Order of St Patrick. Baronets are conventionally seen to belong to the lesser nobility, even though William Thoms claims that: The precise quality of this dignity is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
