There have been two baronetcies created for members of the
Hardy family, both in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The first creation became extinct on the death of the first baronet in 1839 and the second creation became extinct on the death of the fifth baronet in 2017.
The Hardy Baronetcy, of the Navy, was created in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 4 February 1806 for the prominent naval commander
Vice Admiral Thomas Hardy. The title became extinct on his death in 1839.
The Hardy Baronetcy, of
Dunstall Hall
Dunstall Hall is a privately owned 18th century mansion house near Tatenhill, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
History
The manor is recorded as the property of the Earl of Derby in 1145 and the first house o ...
in the
County of Stafford
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
, was created in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 February 1876 for the
Conservative
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politician
John Hardy, who had previously represented
Midhurst
Midhurst () is a market town, parish and civil parish in West Sussex, England. It lies on the River Rother inland from the English Channel, and north of the county town of Chichester.
The name Midhurst was first recorded in 1186 as ''Middeh ...
,
Dartmouth and
Warwickshire South in the
House of Commons
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. He was the son of
John Hardy and the elder brother of the Conservative politician
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook
Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, (born Gathorne Hardy; 1 October 1814 – 30 October 1906) was a prominent British statesman, Conservative politician and key ally of Benjamin Disraeli. He held cabinet office in every Conservati ...
. The second Baronet was
High Sheriff of Staffordshire This is a list of the sheriffs and high sheriffs of Staffordshire.
The sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. The sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities ass ...
in 1893.
The title became extinct on the death without a male heir of Sir Richard Hardy, 5th Baronet in 2017.
Hardy baronets, of the Navy (1806)
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Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, 1st Baronet (1769–1839)
Hardy baronets, of Dunstall Hall (1876)
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Sir John Hardy, 1st Baronet (1809–1888)
*Sir Reginald Hardy, 2nd Baronet (1848–1938)
*Sir Bertram Hardy, 3rd Baronet (1877–1953)
*Sir Rupert John Hardy, 4th Baronet (1902–1997)
*Sir Richard Charles Chandos Hardy, 5th Baronet (1945–2017)
See also
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Earl of Cranbrook
Earl of Cranbrook, in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1892 for Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Baron Medway. The family seat is Great Glemham House, near Saxmundham, Suffolk. The title remains held by t ...
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom