The Button Baronetcy, of Alton in the County of Wiltshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 18 March 1622 for Sir William Button,

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. The third Baronet was

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from 1670 to 1671. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1712.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 1'' 1900
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Button baronets, of Alton (1622)

* Sir William Button, 1st Baronet (–1655) *Sir William Button, 2nd Baronet (c. 1614–1660) *Sir Robert Button, 3rd Baronet (1622–c. 1679) *Sir John Button, 4th Baronet (died 1712)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Button Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England