The Boswell baronetcy, of
Auchinleck
Auchinleck ( ; sco, Affleck ;
in the
County of Ayr was created for antiquary and songwriter
Alexander Boswell in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 August 1821.
The baronetcy became extinct upon the second holder's death in 1875. Sir Alexander was the son of
Samuel Johnson biographer
James Boswell
James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (; 29 October 1740 ( N.S.) – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary the English writer ...
.
Boswell baronets, of Auchinleck (1821)
*
Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet
Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet, (9 October 1775 – 27 March 1822) was a Scottish poet, antiquary, and songwriter. The son of Samuel Johnson's friend and biographer James Boswell of Auchinleck, he used the funds from his inheritance to p ...
(1775–1822)
* Sir James Boswell, 2nd Baronet (?-1875)
References
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Clan Boswell
Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom