The Mahon Baronetcy, of Castlegar in the County of Galway, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 14 April 1819 for
Ross Mahon,
Member of Parliament
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for
Ennis in 1820. The family surname is pronounced "Mahn".
Mahon baronets, of Castlegar (1819)
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Sir Ross Mahon, 1st Baronet (1763–1835)
*Sir Ross Mahon, 2nd Baronet (1811–1842)
*Sir James Fitzgerald Mahon, 3rd Baronet (1812–1852)
*Sir William Vesey Ross Mahon, 4th Baronet (1813–1893)
*Sir William Henry Mahon, 5th Baronet (1856–1926)
*Sir George Edward John Mahon, 6th Baronet (1911–1987)
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Sir William Walter Mahon, 7th Baronet (born 1940)
The
heir apparent
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to the baronetcy is James William Mahon (born 1976), only son of the 7th Baronet.
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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