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Sir William Magnay, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Magnay, 2nd Baronet (1855 – 8 January 1917) was an English baronet and novelist. Magnay was a son of Sir William Magnay, 1st Baronet who was Lord Mayor of London. He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1871. He was a prolific novelist, and published twenty-five novels before his death; a further three were brought out posthumously. Magnay married in 1879, and was himself succeeded by his son Christopher Magnay Christopher Magnay (1767 – 27 October 1826) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London from 1821–22. Magnay was a City of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors. In 1809, he was elected an alderman ..., born 1884. Works Magnay's publications included: *''The Red Chancellor'' *''Poached Peerage'' *''Honi Soit: an Original Play in Four Acts'' (1887) *''The Fall of a Star, a novel'' (1897) *''The Heiress of the Season'' (1899) *''Count Zarka; a Romance'' (1903) *''A Prince of Lovers; a Romance'' (1905) *''The Master ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronet
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 VI and I, James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown. A baronetcy is the only British Hereditary title, hereditary honour that is not a peerages in the United Kingdom, peerage, with the exception of the Anglo-Irish Knight of Glin, Black Knights, White Knight (Fitzgibbon family), White Knights, and Knight of Kerry, 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 Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom, order of precedence, except for the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Thistle, and the dormant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
