There have been three baronetcies created for people with the surname Hood, one in the
Baronetage of Great Britain
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Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
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and two in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The first Baronet of the first creation was made Viscount Hood, while the fourth Baronet of the second creation was made Baron St Audries.
The Hood Baronetcy, of
Catherington
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in the County of Hampshire, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 20 May 1778 for the naval commander
Samuel Hood (1724-1816). In 1796, he was elevated to the
Peerage of Great Britain as
Viscount Hood
Viscount Hood, of Whitley, Coventry, Whitley in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1796 for the famous naval commander Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, Samuel Hood, 1st Baron Hood. He ha ...
. His younger brother was Admiral
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (1726-1814).
The Hood Baronetcy, of Tidlake in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 April 1809 for
Admiral Samuel Hood (1762-1814), younger son of Samuel Hood (1715-1805) of Kingsland in the parish of Netherbury, Dorset, a purser in the Royal Navy and first cousin of the 1st Viscount Hood and the 1st Viscount Bridport. The baronetcy was created with remainder to his nephew Alexander Hood (1793-1851) of Wootton House, Butleigh, Somerset, and the heirs male of his body. The 1st Baronet was the grandson of Alexander Hood (c.1675-1756) of Mosterton in Dorset (uncle of
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood and
Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport) by his wife, Ann Way. He was succeeded according to the
special remainder
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by his nephew, the 2nd Baronet, who represented
Somerset West
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in the
House of Commons
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. His son, the 3rd Baronet, in 1849 married Isabel Harriet Fuller-Palmer-Acland, daughter and heiress of Sir Peregrine Fuller-Palmer-Acland, 2nd Baronet (d.1871), of Fairfield in Somerset, and assumed by royal licence the additional surnames of Fuller and Acland. Sir Peregrine Fuller-Palmer-Acland bought the estate of St Audries in the parish of
West Quantoxhead, West Somerset, for his daughter Isabel and her husband. The 3rd Baronet later sat as a
Member of Parliament
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for Somerset West. His son, the fourth Baronet, succeeded in 1905 to the
Bateman Baronetcy, of Hartington Hall, according to a special remainder in the letters patent. Fuller-Acland-Hood also represented
Wellington
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, Somerset, in Parliament and held minor office from 1902 to 1905 in the
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of
Arthur Balfour
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. On 22 January 1911, he was created Baron St Audries, of St Audries in the County of Somerset, in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom. His son was Alexander Peregrine, the 2nd Baron, who in 1925 sold the estate of St Audries, though not the lordship of the manor, to W. A. Towler of Littleport in Cambridgeshire. The barony became extinct on 16 October 1971 upon the death of the second Baron, while the baronetcies are thought to have passed to the latter's cousin, the sixth Baronet, of Tidlake, and eighth Baronet, of Hartington Hall. He was the son of the younger son of the third Baronet. However, he never successfully proved his succession and was never on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. Upon his death in 1990, the titles were considered to have become either extinct or dormant. As of 2006, they are officially listed as dormant by the
Standing Council of the Baronetage (for more information, se
this link.
The Hood Baronetcy, of Wimbledon in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 January 1922 for
Joseph Hood, who represented
Wimbledon in the House of Commons as a
Conservative
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. As of 30 June 2006, the presumed third holder of the title has not successfully proved his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy considered dormant (for more information, se
this link.
Hood baronets, of Catherington (1778)
*See
Viscount Hood
Viscount Hood, of Whitley, Coventry, Whitley in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1796 for the famous naval commander Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, Samuel Hood, 1st Baron Hood. He ha ...
Hood, later Fuller-Acland-Hood baronets, of Tidlake, Surrey (1809)
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Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet
Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, 1st Baronet (27 November 1762 – 24 December 1814), of 37 Lower Wimpole Street, London, was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served as a Member of Parliament for Westminster in 1806.
He is not to be confused ...
(1762–1814)
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Sir Alexander Hood, 2nd Baronet
Sir Alexander Hood, 2nd Baronet (5 July 1793 – 7 March 1851), was an English Conservative Party politician.
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerset West from 1847 until his death in 1851.
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(1793–1851)
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Sir Alexander Bateman Perian Fuller-Acland-Hood, 3rd Baronet (1819–1892)
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Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 4th Baronet (1853–1917) (created Baron St Audries in 1911)
Barons St Audries (1911)
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Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries (1853–1917)
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Alexander Peregrine Fuller-Acland-Hood, 2nd Baron St Audries (1893–1971)
Hood, later Fuller-Acland-Hood baronets, of Tidlake, Surrey (1809; reverted)
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Sir William Acland Hood, 6th Baronet
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(1901–1990)
Hood baronets, of Wimbledon (1922)
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Sir Joseph Hood, 1st Baronet
Sir Joseph Hood, 1st Baronet (31 March 1863 – 10 January 1931) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.
Biography
Born in Ashby de la Zouch (Ashby), Leicestershire, Hood was educated at the local grammar school. He subsequ ...
(1863–1931)
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Sir Harold Joseph Hood, 2nd Baronet (1916–2005)
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Sir John Joseph Harold Hood, 3rd Baronet (born 1952)
The
heir presumptive
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is the present holder's brother, Basil Gervase Francis Gerard Hood (born 1955).
See also
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Viscount Hood
Viscount Hood, of Whitley, Coventry, Whitley in the County of Warwick, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1796 for the famous naval commander Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, Samuel Hood, 1st Baron Hood. He ha ...
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Viscount Bridport
Viscount Bridport is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation became extinct in 1814, while the second creation is still extant.
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Bateman baronets, of Hartington Hall
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Fuller-Palmer-Acland baronets, of Fairfield
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Hood
Hood may refer to:
Covering
Apparel
* Hood (headgear), type of head covering
** Article of academic dress
** Bondage hood, sex toy
* Hoodie, hooded sweatshirt
Anatomy
* Clitoral hood, a hood of skin surrounding the clitoris
* Hood, a flap of ...
Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronetcies created with special remainders
1778 establishments in Great Britain
1809 establishments in the United Kingdom
Hood
Hood may refer to:
Covering
Apparel
* Hood (headgear), type of head covering
** Article of academic dress
** Bondage hood, sex toy
* Hoodie, hooded sweatshirt
Anatomy
* Clitoral hood, a hood of skin surrounding the clitoris
* Hood, a flap of ...