Sir Herbert Bulkley Mackworth-Praed, 1st Baronet (2 May 1841 – 21 November 1921), was a British landowner, magistrate, banker, benefactor and Conservative politician. Mackworth-Praed was the second son of Bulkley John Mackworth-Praed, JP, of Owsden Hall,

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, by his second wife Elizabeth FitzPatrick, eldest daughter of Patrick Persse FitzPatrick. His uncle was the poet

Winthrop Mackworth Praed Winthrop Mackworth Praed (28 July 180215 July 1839)—typically written as W. Mackworth Praed—was an English politician and poet. Life Early life Praed was born in London, United Kingdom. The family name of Praed was derived from the marri ...

. He was educated at Harrow.Walford, Edward. '' The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.'', page 294.
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in 1874, a seat he held until 1880. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant and

Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

for

and served as High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1886. In 1905 he was created a baronet, of Owsden Hall in the Parish of Owsden and County of Suffolk. The following year he was given Royal licence to continue the use of the surname Praed in addition to that of Mackworth. Mackworth-Praed died in November 1921, aged 80, and the baronetcy became extinct.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mackworth-Praed, Herbert Bulkley 1841 births 1921 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Deputy Lieutenants of Suffolk English justices of the peace Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People educated at Harrow School UK MPs 1874–1880 High Sheriffs of Suffolk