There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hughes, one in the

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and one in the

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. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Hughes Baronetcy, of

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in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 17 July 1773 Richard Hughes, a

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in the

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and Commissioner of Portsmouth Dockyard. The second Baronet was an

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and was second-in-command under Lord Howe during the Relief of Gibraltar in 1782. He also served as

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. The tenth Baronet was high sheriff of

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from 1923 to 1924. The Hughes Baronetcy, of

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in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 July 1942 for Thomas Harrison Hughes. The title became extinct on his death in 1958.

Hughes baronets, of East Bergholt (1773)

Sir Richard Hughes, 1st Baronet Captain Sir Richard Hughes, 1st Baronet (1708–23 September 1779) was a Royal Navy officer of the eighteenth century who served as Resident Commissioner of Portsmouth Dockyard. Hughes joined the navy in 1721 and served on a variety of ships, so ...

(–1779) *

Sir Richard Hughes, 2nd Baronet Admiral Sir Richard Hughes, 2nd Baronet ( – 5 January 1812) was a British naval commander. Naval career Hughes was probably born in London, England, the son of Captain Sir Richard Hughes. He entered the Portsmouth Naval Academy in 1739. He s ...

(c. 1729–1812) *Sir Robert Hughes, 3rd Baronet (1739–1814) *Sir Richard Hughes, 4th Baronet (1768–1833) *Sir Richard Hughes, 5th Baronet (1803–1863) *Sir Edward Hughes, 6th Baronet (1807–1871) *Sir Frederick Hughes, 7th Baronet (1816–1889) *Sir Thomas Collingwood Hughes, 8th Baronet (1800–1889) *Sir Alfred Hughes, 9th Baronet (1825–1898) *Sir (Alfred) Collingwood Hughes, 10th Baronet (1854–1932) *Sir Reginald Johansson Hughes, 11th Baronet (1882–1945) *Sir Robert Heywood Hughes, 12th Baronet (1865–1951) *Sir Richard Edgar Hughes, 13th Baronet (1897–1970) *Sir David Collingwood Hughes, 14th Baronet (1936–2003) *Sir Thomas Collingwood Hughes, 15th Baronet (born 1966)

Hughes baronets, of Denford (1942)

*Sir Thomas Harrison Hughes, 1st Baronet (1881–1958)

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

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''Daily Telegraph'' obituary of Sir David Collingwood Hughes, 14th Baronet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1773 establishments in Great Britain 1942 establishments in the United Kingdom

Hughes baronets, of East Bergholt (1773)

Hughes baronets, of Denford (1942)

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