The Call Baronetcy, of Whiteford in the County of Cornwall, was a title 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 ...

. It was created on 28 July 1791 for

John Call Sir John Call, 1st Baronet (30 June 1731 – 1 March 1801) was an English engineer and baronet. He was born at Fenny Park, Tiverton, Devon, educated at Blundell's School and went to India at the age of 17 with Benjamin Robins, the chief enginee ...

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for

Callington Callington ( kw, Kelliwik) is a civil parish and town in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom about north of Saltash and south of Launceston. Callington parish had a population of 4,783 in 2001, according to the 2001 census. This had inc ...

from 1784 to 1801. He was succeeded by his son William, the second Baronet. He served as

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. His son and successor, William, the third Baronet, was also High Sheriff of Cornwall. The title became extinct on the death of the latter's son, the fourth Baronet, in 1903.

Call baronets, of Whiteford (1791)

Sir John Call, 1st Baronet Sir John Call, 1st Baronet (30 June 1731 – 1 March 1801) was an English engineer and baronet. He was born at Fenny Park, Tiverton, Devon, educated at Blundell's School and went to India at the age of 17 with Benjamin Robins, the chief enginee ...

(1732–1801) * Sir William Pratt Call, 2nd Baronet (1781–1851) *Sir William Berkeley Call, 3rd Baronet (1815–1864) *Sir William George Montagu Call, 4th Baronet (1849–1903)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Call Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain