en, Unmoved to the end
, crest = On a wreath of the colours in front of two swords points upwards in saltire proper pommels and hilts Or a cubit arm also Proper grasping a snake Vert.
The Macready Baronetcy, of
Cheltenham
Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral s ...
in the
County of Gloucester, is 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 1 March 1923 for General
Nevil Macready. He was
Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1918 to 1920 and
Commander-in-Chief of Ireland
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, was title of the commander of the British forces in Ireland before 1922. Until the Act of Union in 1800, the position involved command of the distinct Irish Army of the Kingdom of Ireland.
History Marshal of Ireland
...
from 1920 to 1922. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a
Lieutenant-General
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...
in the Army and held several administrative posts in
occupied Germany after the
Second World War. The third Baronet was managing director of
Mobil Oil from 1975 to 1985.
William Charles Macready, father of the first Baronet, was an actor.
Macready baronets, of Cheltenham (1923)
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Sir Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready, 1st Baronet (1862–1946)
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Sir Gordon Nevil Macready, 2nd Baronet (1891–1956)
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Sir Nevil John Wilfrid Macready, 3rd Baronet (1921–2014)
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Sir Charles Nevil Macready, 4th Baronet (born 1955)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son James Nevil Macready (born 1982).
Notes
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
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Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, Macready