There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Austen, one in the

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and one in the

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. Both creations are extinct. The Austen Baronetcy, of Bexley in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 July 1660 for Robert Austen of

Hall Place Hall Place is a stately home in the London Borough of Bexley in south-east London, built in 1537 for Sir John Champneys, a wealthy merchant and former Lord Mayor of London. The house was extended in 1649 by Sir Robert Austen, a merchant from T ...

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in 1660 and 1661. The second and third Baronets both represented

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in Parliament. The fourth Baronet sat as

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for

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. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet on 13 February 1772. The Austen Baronetcy, of Derehams in the County of

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, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 16 November 1714 for John Austen, Member of Parliament for

. The title became extinct on his death on 22 March 1742.

Austen baronets, of Bexley (1660)

*Sir Robert Austen, 1st Baronet (–1666) *

Sir John Austen, 2nd Baronet Sir John Austen, 2nd Baronet (c. 16401699) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1667 and 1699. Austen was the son of Sir Robert Austen, 1st Baronet of Hall Place, Bexley and his wife An ...

(1641–1699) *

Sir Robert Austen, 3rd Baronet Sir Robert Austen, 3rd Baronet (March 1664 – June 1706), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1699 to 1701. Austen was the son of Sir John Austen, 2nd Baronet. He was educated at St Alban's School and Peterhouse, Camb ...

(1664–1706) *

Sir Robert Austen, 4th Baronet Sir Robert Austen, 4th Baronet (6 October 1697 – 7 October 1743), of Hall Place, Bexley, Kent, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1728 and 1741. Austen was the son of Sir Robert Austen, 3rd Barone ...

(1697–1743) *Sir Sheffield Austen, 5th Baronet (c. 1700–c. 1758) *Sir Edward Austen, 6th Baronet (c. 1705–1760) *Sir Robert Austen, 7th Baronet (c. 1708–1772)

Austen baronets, of Derehams (1714)

Sir John Austen, 1st Baronet Sir John Austen, 1st Baronet (after 1673 – 22 March 1742), of Derehams, South Mimms, and Highgate, Middlesex. was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1701 and 1727. Austen was the s ...

(died 1742)

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