The Levy Baronetcy, of Humberstone Hall in the County of Leicester, was 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 ...

. It was created on 4 February 1913 for Sir Maurice Levy,

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for

Loughborough Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population of 59,932 , the second larg ...

from 1900 to 1918. The third Baronet served as

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from 1937 to 1938. The title became extinct on his death in 1996.

Arthur Lever Sir Arthur Levy Lever, 1st Baronet (17 November 1860 – 23 August 1924), known as Arthur Levy until 1896, was a British Liberal Party politician. Background Born Arthur Levy, a son of Joseph Levy, of Leicester. He was educated at University Co ...

(who had assumed the surname of Lever), younger brother of the first Baronet, was created a baronet in 1911 (see Lever baronets).

Levy baronets, of Humberstone Hall (1913)

Sir Maurice Levy, 1st Baronet Sir Maurice Levy, 1st Baronet, JP, DL (9 June 1859 – 26 August 1933) was a British Liberal Party politician. Early life Levy was born in 1859 in Leicester. He was the second son of Joseph Levy of Leicester and elder brother of Arthur Lever ...

(1859–1933) *Sir Ewart Maurice Levy, 2nd Baronet (1897–1996)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Levy Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom