The Flavelle Baronetcy, of

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, Ontario, Canada, was a title in the

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. It was created on 18 July 1917 for the

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businessman and public servant

Joseph Flavelle Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle, 1st Baronet (February 15, 1858 – March 7, 1939) was a Canadian businessman. Life and career Joseph Wesley Flavelle was born on February 15, 1858, in Peterbough, Canada West, to John and Dorothea (Dundas) Flavelle. ...

and was in honour of his work as Chairman of the

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during the

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. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1985.

Flavelle baronets, of Toronto (1917)

* Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle, 1st Baronet (1858–1939) * Sir (Joseph) Ellsworth Flavelle, 2nd Baronet (1892–1977) *Sir (Joseph) David Ellsworth Flavelle, 3rd Baronet (1921–1985)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Flavelle Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom