The Harpur (later Crewe and Harpur Crewe) Baronetcy, of

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, Derbyshire was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 8 September 1626 for Henry Harpur. He was a grandson of Richard Harpur,

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, of Swarkestone Hall, Swarkestone,

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. The fourth Baronet was

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in 1702. He married Catherine, daughter of Thomas Crewe, 2nd Baron Crew (see

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). The fifth Baronet sat as

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for

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and Tamworth. The sixth Baronet was Member of Parliament for

. The seventh Baronet assumed the alternative surname of Crewe in 1808 in commemoration of his ancestry. The eighth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Derbyshire South. The ninth Baronet assumed the surname Harpur Crewe and was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1853. The tenth Baronet was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1900. The title became extinct on his death in 1924. The Derbyshire estate passed down on the female line and in 1949 was inherited by Charles Jenney, grandson of the last Baronet, who changed his name to Harpur-Crewe. Inheritance tax problems enforced the sale of the estate on his death in 1981 and in 1985

passed to the

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Harpur, later Harpur Crewe baronets, of Calke Abbey (1626)

Blazon of Harpur-Crewe Baronets of Calke Abbey (1626)

*Sir Henry Harpur, 1st Baronet (1585–1638) *Sir John Harpur, 2nd Baronet (1616–1669) *Sir John Harpur, 3rd Baronet (1645–1681) *Sir John Harpur, 4th Baronet (1679–1741) *

Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet (24 June 1708 – 7 June 1748) was an English baronet and politician. He was the oldest son of Sir John Harpur, 4th Baronet, of Calke Abbey, and his wife Catherine, daughter of Thomas Crew, 2nd Baron Crew. He was ...

(1708–1748) *

Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet Sir Henry Harpur, 6th Baronet (1739 – 10 February 1789) was an English Tory politician who represented the constituency of Derbyshire. Harpur was the son of Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet and Lady Caroline Manners, daughter of John Manners, ...

(1739–1789) * Sir Henry Crewe, 7th Baronet (1763–1819) * Sir George Crewe, 8th Baronet (1795–1844) * Sir John Harpur Crewe, 9th Baronet (1824–1886) * Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe, 10th Baronet (1846–1924)

References

* ''Debrett's Baronetage of England'' 7th Edition (1839) pp 34/5 (Google Books) * ''The Baronetage of England'' Vol I. Rev.

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(1801) pp. 277–282. Harpur Pedigree. Google Books * {{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1626 establishments in England

Harpur, later Harpur Crewe baronets, of Calke Abbey (1626)

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