The Geary Baronetcy, of Oxenheath in the County of

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, was a title in the

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. It was created on 17 August 1782 for Francis Geary, an

admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

in the

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. His eldest son and heir, also called Francis Geary, fought in the

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and was killed in an ambush in 1776. The baronetcy therefore passed directly to Admiral Geary's second son, Sir William Geary, who served as

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for

between 1796 and 1806, and again between 1812 and 1818. The third Baronet, Sir William Geary, served as MP for a successor constituency,

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, from 1835 until 1838. The baronetcy became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet, Sir William Geary, in 1944.

Geary baronets, of Oxenheath (1782)

Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet (1709 – 7 February 1796) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, and the American War of Independence, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral. ...

(1709–1796) *

Sir William Geary, 2nd Baronet Sir William Geary, 2nd Baronet (23 September 1756 – 6 August 1825) was an English Tory politician from West Peckham in Kent. He sat in the House of Commons from 1796 to 1806 and from 1812 to 1818. He was the eldest surviving son of Admiral Sir ...

(1756–1825) *

Sir William Richard Powlett Geary, 3rd Baronet Sir William Richard Powlett Geary, 3rd Baronet (13 November 1810 – 19 December 1877) was an English Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1838. He was the eldest son of Sir William Geary, 2nd Baronet, whom h ...

(1810–1877) *Sir Francis Geary, 4th Baronet (1811–1895) *Sir William Nevill Montgomerie Geary, 5th Baronet (1859–1944) File:British School - Admiral Sir Francis Geary (1709-1710–1796) - BHC2706 - Royal Museums Greenwich.jpg, Admiral Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet File:Alfred Edward Chalon - Chalon-96582 - Sir William Geary 3rd Bt. -.jpg, Sir William Geary, 3rd Baronet

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Geary Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain