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Welch Baronets
The Welch Baronetcy, of Chard in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 December 1957 for Cullum Welch, Lord Mayor of London The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional pow ... from 1956 to 1957. As of 2010 the title is held by his son, the second Baronet, who succeeded in 1980. Welch baronets, of Chard (1957) * Sir (George James) Cullum Welch, 1st Baronet (1895–1980) * Sir John Reader Welch, 2nd Baronet (born 1933) Notes References *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Welch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welch Badge
Welch, Welch's, Welchs or Welches may refer to: People *Welch (surname) Places *Welch, Oklahoma, a town, US *Welches, Oregon, an unincorporated community, US * Welch, Texas, an unincorporated community, US * Welchs, Virginia, an unincorporated community, US *Welch, West Virginia, a city, US *Welch Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota, US * Welch Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, US *Welch Mountains, Palmer Land, Antarctica * Welch Peak, British Columbia, Canada *Welch Peaks, Washington, US * Welch Island (other) * Welch Rocks, north of Welch Island, Antarctica *2405 Welch, an asteroid In the military *Welch Regiment or The Welch, a former British Army regiment *Welch's Regiment of Militia, a unit in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War * USS ''Welch'', the name of a patrol craft and a gunboat Other uses *Welch's, US brand of fruit-based products *An archaic spelling of Welsh *Welch baronets, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom * ... [...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 Cullum Welch, 1st Baronet
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir George James Cullum Welch, 1st Baronet, (20 October 1895 – 28 July 1980), commonly known as Sir Cullum Welch, was a British Army officer, businessman, and member of the City of London Corporation, who served as Lord Mayor of London between 1956 and 1957. Welch was the son of James Reader Welch and Harriet Cullum and was brought up in Chard, Somerset. He was educated at Alleyn's School. During the First World War he served as an officer in the Royal Berkshire Regiment, attaining the rank of Captain and being awarded the Military Cross. He again served with the regiment during the Second World War, gaining the rank of Lieutenant colonel. He was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1944. In 1946 Welch was elected Chief Commoner of the Court of Common Council. He served as an Alderman of the City of London between 1947 and 1970, and was Sheriff of the City of London in the 1950. He was knighted in 1952. Welch was Honorary Colonel of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Mayor Of London
The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional powers, rights, and privileges, including the title and style ''The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London''. One of the world's oldest continuously elected civic offices, it is entirely separate from the directly elected mayor of London, a political office controlling a budget which covers the much larger area of Greater London. The Corporation of London changed its name to the City of London Corporation in 2006, and accordingly the title Lord Mayor of the City of London was introduced, so as to avoid confusion with the mayor of London. However, the legal and commonly used title remains ''Lord Mayor of London''. The Lord Mayor is elected at ''Common Hall'' each year on Michaelmas, and takes office on the Friday before the second Saturday i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir John Reader Welch, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Reader Welch, 2nd Baronet (26 July 1933 – 5 September 2023) was an English solicitor and Baronetage of the United Kingdom, baronet. Early life Scion of a Somerset gentry family originally of Welsh people, Welsh extraction, the only son of Sir Cullum Welch, 1st Baronet, Sir Cullum Welch (1895–1980) and Gertrude ''née'' Harrison (1896–1966), he was educated at Marlborough College, before going up to Hertford College, Oxford, graduating Bachelor of Arts, BA ''proceeding'' Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin), MA. Upon his Sir Cullum Welch, 1st Baronet, father's death in 1980, he Hereditary title, succeeded to the Hereditary title, family Welch baronets, baronetcy. Career Officer (armed forces), Commissioned into the Royal Corps of Signals, Royal Signals for National Service Act 1948, National Service (1952–54), Welch saw action at Suez Canal, Suez (General Service Medal (1918), GSM with Suez Crisis#Post-1945, Canal Zone Clasp). He then served in the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
