The Dunnington-Jefferson Baronetcy, of Thorganby Hall in the East Riding of the
County of York
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is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 7 July 1958 for
Lieutenant-Colonel
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John Dunnington-Jefferson. As of 2014 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded in that year.
Dunnington-Jefferson baronets, of Thorganby Hall (1958)
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Sir John Alexander Dunnington-Jefferson, 1st Baronet (1884–1979)
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Sir Mervyn Stewart Dunnington-Jefferson, 2nd Baronet (1943–2014)
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Sir John Alexander Dunnington-Jefferson, 3rd Baronet (born 1980)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son James Mervyn Rothwell Dunnington-Jefferson (born 2015).
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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