There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Fraser, one in the
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
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and four in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2007 four of the creations are extinct while one is extant.
The Fraser Baronetcy, of Durris in the County of Kincardine, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 2 August 1673 for Alexander Fraser. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1729.
The Fraser Baronetcy, of Ledeclune in the County of Inverness, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 November 1806 for Alexander Fraser. The third Baronet served with the
7th Hussars in Spain during the
Peninsular War
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, and was on the staff of the Duke of Wellington during the
Waterloo Campaign
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. The fourth Baronet was an author and collector and also represented
Barnstaple,
Ludlow
Ludlow () is a market town in Shropshire, England. The town is significant in the history of the Welsh Marches and in relation to Wales. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road which bypasses the town. The ...
and
Kidderminster
Kidderminster is a large market and historic minster town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Birmingham and north of Worcester. Located north of the River Stour and east of the River Severn, in the 2011 census, it ha ...
in the
House of Commons
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. The fifth Baronet sat as
Member of Parliament
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for
Harborough
Market Harborough is a market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, in the far southeast of the county, forming part of the border with Northamptonshire.
Market Harborough's population was 25,143 in 2020. It is the ad ...
. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1979.
The Fraser Baronetcy, of Cromarty, and of Vale Avenue in the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 June 1921 for
Malcolm Fraser
John Malcolm Fraser (; 21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983, holding office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia.
Fraser was raised on hi ...
. He was Editor of the ''
Evening Standard
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In October 2009, after be ...
'' and Day Editor of the ''
Daily Express'' and also held the honorary post of
Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey
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Lord Lieutenants of Surrey
*William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton 1551–1553?
*William Howar ...
. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the second Baronet, in 1991.
The Fraser Baronetcy, of
Tain in the County of Ross, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 12 July 1943 for
John Fraser John Fraser may refer to:
Politics
*John Simon Frederick Fraser (1765–1803), commanded the Fraser Fencibles in Ireland and was (M.P.) for Inverness-shire
*John James Fraser (1829–1896), 5th Premier of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, 18 ...
. He was Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery at the
University of Edinburgh
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and Honorary Surgeon to His Majesty the King in Scotland. As of 2019, the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded his father in that year.
The Fraser Baronetcy, of Dineiddwg in the County of Stirling, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 19 January 1961. For more information on this creation, see the
Baron Fraser of Allander
Baron Fraser of Allander, of Dineiddwg in the County of Stirling, was a title in the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 December 1964 for the Scottish businessman Hugh Fraser, grandson of Hugh Fraser of the House of Fraser department store g ...
.
Fraser baronets, of Durris (1673)
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Sir Alexander Fraser, 1st Baronet (c. 1607–1681)
*Sir Peter Fraser, 2nd Baronet (died 1729)
Fraser baronets, of Ledeclune (1806)
The Baronetcy of Ledeclune in the county of
Inverness, Scotland was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 November 1806 for William Fraser.
[ The third Baronet served with the 7th Hussars in Spain during the ]Peninsular War
The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...
, and was on the staff of the Duke of Wellington during the Waterloo Campaign
The Waterloo campaign (15 June – 8 July 1815) was fought between the French Army of the North and two Seventh Coalition armies, an Anglo-allied army and a Prussian army. Initially the French army was commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte, but he l ...
. The fourth Baronet was an author and collector and also represented Barnstaple, Ludlow
Ludlow () is a market town in Shropshire, England. The town is significant in the history of the Welsh Marches and in relation to Wales. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road which bypasses the town. The ...
and Kidderminster
Kidderminster is a large market and historic minster town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Birmingham and north of Worcester. Located north of the River Stour and east of the River Severn, in the 2011 census, it ha ...
in the House of Commons
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. The fifth 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 o ...
for Harborough
Market Harborough is a market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, in the far southeast of the county, forming part of the border with Northamptonshire.
Market Harborough's population was 25,143 in 2020. It is the ad ...
. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1979.
*Sir William Fraser, 1st Baronet (died 1818)[
]
*Sir William Fraser, 2nd Baronet (1787–1827)
*Sir James John Fraser, 3rd Baronet
Sir James John Fraser, 3rd Baronet (1789–5 June 1834) was a lieutenant-colonel in the British Army (1828).
Biography
Fraser was descended from Alexander Fraser, second son of Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat (1426), and was the second son of Sir Wil ...
(died 1834)
* Sir William Augustus Fraser, 4th Baronet (1826–1898)
* Sir Keith Alexander Fraser, 5th Baronet (1867–1935), son of Lieutenant-Colonel James Keith Fraser, C.M.G. 3rd son of the 3rd Baronet.
*Sir Keith Charles Adolphus Fraser, 6th Baronet (1911–1979)
Fraser baronets, of Cromarty and Vale Avenue (1921)
* Sir John Malcolm Fraser, 1st Baronet (1878–1949)
*Sir Basil Malcolm Fraser, 2nd Baronet (1920–1992)
Fraser baronets, of Tain (1943)
* Sir John Fraser, 1st Baronet (1885–1947)
*Sir James David Fraser
Sir James David Fraser, 2nd Baronet, FRCS, FRCSEd (19 July 1924 – 8 January 1997) was a Scottish academic surgeon and a foundation professor at the medical school of Southampton, England, when it was established in 1969. He subsequently b ...
, 2nd Baronet (1924–1997)
*Sir Iain Michael Duncan Fraser, 3rd Baronet
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(1951-2019)
*Sir Benjamin James Fraser, 4th Baronet
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(born 1986)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son Duncan James Fraser (born 2016).
Fraser baronets, of Dineiddwg (1961)
*see the Baron Fraser of Allander
Baron Fraser of Allander, of Dineiddwg in the County of Stirling, was a title in the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 December 1964 for the Scottish businessman Hugh Fraser, grandson of Hugh Fraser of the House of Fraser department store g ...
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Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom