The Lushington Baronetcy, of South Hill Park in the County of Berkshire, is a title in the

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. It was created on 26 April 1791 for Stephen Lushington, Chairman of the

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for

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, St Michaels,

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. Stephen Lushington, son of the first Baronet, was a Member of Parliament and Judge of the Admiralty Court. Charles Lushington, another son of the first Baronet, also sat as a Member of Parliament. Sir Stephen Lushington, second son of the second baronet, was an admiral in the

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Lushington baronets, of South Hill Park (1791)

Sir Stephen Lushington, 1st Baronet Sir Stephen Lushington, 1st Baronet (17 June 1744 – 12 January 1807), of South Hill Park in Easthampstead, Berkshire, was an English Member of Parliament and Chairman of the East India Company. Life Lushington was the third son of the Revere ...

(1744–1807) *Sir Henry Lushington, 2nd Baronet (1775–1863) *Sir Henry Lushington, 3rd Baronet (1803–1897) *Sir Henry Lushington, 4th Baronet (1826–1898) *Sir Andrew Patrick Douglas Lushington, 5th Baronet (1861–1937) *Sir Herbert Castleman Lushington, 6th Baronet (1879–1968) *Sir Henry Edmund Castleman Lushington, 7th Baronet (1909–1988) *Sir John Richard Castleman Lushington, 8th Baronet (born 1938) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Richard Douglas Longfield Lushington (born 1968).

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Lushington 1791 establishments in Great Britain