The Goodson Baronetcy, of Waddeton Court, Parish Court, in the Parish of
Stoke Gabriel
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in the
County of Devon, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain.
Baronetage of England (1611–1705)
James I of E ...
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It was created on 18 January 1922 for
Alfred Goodson
Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, 1st Baronet (17 May 1867 – 29 November 1940) was an English businessman and public servant.
Goodson was born in London, the son of a merchant. During the First World War he was president of both the Officers' Training ...
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Goodson baronets, of Waddeton Court (1922)
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Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, 1st Baronet (1867–1940)
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Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, 2nd Baronet (1893–1986)
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Sir Mark Weston Lassam Goodson, 3rd Baronet
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(1925–2015)
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Sir Alan Reginald Goodson, 4th Baronet (born 1960)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's cousin Alfred Lassam Goodson (born 1946). The heir presumptive's heir apparent is his son Barnaby Dougals Lassam Goodson (born 1972).
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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