The Duckworth baronetcy, of
Topsham in the
County of Devon, was created in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
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)
James I of E ...
on 2 November 1813 for the naval commander
John Thomas Duckworth
Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1st Baronet, GCB (9 February 174831 August 1817) was an officer of the Royal Navy, serving during the Seven Years' War, the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, as the Governor ...
.
The 2nd Baronet sat as
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
for
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
from 1845 to 1857. The title became extinct on his death in 1887.
Duckworth baronets, of Topsham (1813)
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Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1st Baronet (died 1817)
*
Sir John Thomas Buller Duckworth, 2nd Baronet (1809–1887)
Notes
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom