The Baker, later Rhodes, later Baker Wilbraham Baronetcy, of Loventor in the County of Devon, is a title in the

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. It was created on 19 September 1776 for George Baker, Physician to

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and President of the

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. His son,

Sir Frederick Francis Baker, 2nd Baronet Sir Frederick Francis Baker, 2nd Baronet (1772–1830) was a Fellow of the Royal Society. Life He was the son of Sir George Baker, 1st Baronet, physician to George III, born 13 May 1772 in Westminster. Educated at Eton College, St John's College, ...

, FRS was accidentally killed by the vane of a windmill. The fourth Baronet (the title having descended from father to son), assumed in 1878 by Royal licence the surname of Rhodes in lieu of his patronymic. He never married and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Baronet. He married Katharine Frances, daughter and heiress of General Sir Richard Wilbraham, nephew of

Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Baron Skelmersdale (7 March 1771 – 3 April 1853), was a British landowner and politician. Life Bootle-Wilbraham was the son of Richard Wilbraham-Bootle and his wife Mary, daughter of Robert Bootle. He inherited La ...

. In 1900 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Wilbraham. His son, the sixth Baronet, served as

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, as Chancellor of the Dioceses of York, Truro, Chelmsford and Durham and as Vicar-General of the Provinces of York and Canterbury. On his death the title passed to his son, the seventh Baronet. He was

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in 1963 and also a deputy lieutenant of the county. In 1980 the title passed to his son, Sir Richard Baker Wilbraham, the eighth Baronet, who was Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire in 1992. Following his death in 2022, he was succeeded Sir Randle Baker Wilbraham, the current 9th Baronet. The current family seat is

Rode Hall Rode Hall, a Georgian country house, is the seat of the Wilbraham family, members of the landed gentry in the parish of Odd Rode, Cheshire, England. The estate, with the original timber-framed manor house, was purchased by the Wilbrahams fro ...

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Baker, later Rhodes, later Baker Wilbraham baronets, of Loventor (1776)

Sir George Baker, 1st Baronet Sir George Baker, 1st Baronet, FRS, FSA (1 January 1722 – 15 June 1809) was physician to King George III. He was born in Modbury, Devon, the son of George Baker, vicar of Modbury, Devon and his wife Bridget Harris. He was educated at Eton a ...

, (c. 1723–1809), FRS, Physician to George III *

(1772–1830), FRS *Sir George Baker, 3rd Baronet (1816–1882) *Sir Frederick Edward Rhodes, 4th Baronet (1843–1911) *Sir George Barrington Baker Wilbraham, 5th Baronet (1845–1912) *

Sir Philip Wilbraham Baker Wilbraham, 6th Baronet Sir Philip Wilbraham Baker Wilbraham, 6th Baronet, (17 September 1875 – 11 October 1957) was a British ecclesiastical lawyer and administrator. Biography Wilbraham was born at Rode Hall, Cheshire, the son of Sir George Barrington Baker Wilbr ...

KBE (1875–1957) *Sir Randle John Baker Wilbraham, 7th Baronet (1906–1980) *Sir Richard Baker Wilbraham, 8th Baronet (1934–2022) *Sir Randle Baker Wilbraham, 9th Baronet (born 1962) The heir apparent is the current holder's son, Rafe George William Baker Wilbraham (born 1999)

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
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Baker Wilbraham 1776 establishments in Great Britain