Baron Teignmouth, of Teignmouth, was a title in the

Peerage of Ireland The Peerage of Ireland consists of those titles of nobility created by the English monarchs in their capacity as Lord or King of Ireland, or later by monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It is one of the five divisi ...

. It was created in 1798 for Sir John Shore, 1st Baronet, previously

Governor-General of India The Governor-General of India (1773–1950, from 1858 to 1947 the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, commonly shortened to Viceroy of India) was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom and after Indian independence in 1 ...

. He had already been created a Baronet, of Heathcote, in the County of Derby, in the

Baronetage of Great Britain 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) King James I ...

in 1792. The titles became extinct in 1981 on the death of the seventh Baron.

Shore baronets, of Heathcote (1792)

* Sir John Shore, 1st. Baronet (1751–1834) (created Baron Teignmouth in 1798)

Barons Teignmouth (1798)

John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth (5 October 1751 – 14 February 1834) was a British official of the East India Company who served as Governor-General of Bengal from 1793 to 1798. In 1798 he was created Baron Teignmouth in the Peerage of ...

(1751–1834) * Charles John Shore, 2nd Baron Teignmouth (1796–1885) *Charles John Shore, 3rd Baron Teignmouth (1840–1915) *Frederick Shore, 4th Baron Teignmouth (1844–1916) *Henry Shore, 5th Baron Teignmouth (1847–1926) *Hugh Aglionby Shore, 6th Baron Teignmouth (1881–1964) *Frederick Shore, 7th Baron Teignmouth (1920–1981)

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;Notes ;Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teignmouth Extinct baronies in the Peerage of Ireland Noble titles created in 1798