The Cann Baronetcy, of Compton Green in the County of Gloucester, was a title in the

Baronetage of England 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 13 September 1662 for Robert Cann, Mayor of Bristol and subsequently MP for

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

. The fourth Baronet was

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from 1726 to 1727. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1765. William Cann, father of the first Baronet, was Mayor of Bristol in 1648.

Cann baronets, of Compton Green (1662)

Sir Robert Cann, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Cann, 1st Baronet (c. 1621–1685), of Small Street, Bristol and Stoke Bishop, Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire, was an English politician. He was Mayor of Bristol in 1662, a member of the Society of Merchant Venturers, and enlarge ...

(–1685) *Sir William Cann, 2nd Baronet (died 1698) *Sir William Cann, 3rd Baronet (c. 1694–1726) *Sir Robert Cann, 4th Baronet (died 1748) *Sir William Cann, 5th Baronet (c. 1689–1753) *Sir Robert Cann, 6th Baronet (by 1741–1765)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cann Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England