The McConnell Baronetcy, of The Moat in Strandtown in Belfast, 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 in 1900 for Robert McConnell,

Lord Mayor of Belfast The Lord Mayor of Belfast is the leader and chairperson of Belfast City Council, elected annually from and by the City's 60 councillors. The Lord Mayor also serves as the representative of the city of Belfast, welcoming guests from across the Un ...

in 1900. The second baronet sat as Unionist

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for Antrim. The fourth baronet did not use his title.

Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell Robert William Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell (25 November 1922 – 25 October 2000) was an Ulster Unionist MP in the Northern Ireland House of Commons. Biography The grandson of Sir Robert McConnell, 1st Baronet, he was schooled at Sedbergh ...

, son of Alfred McConnell, second son of the first baronet, was a politician.

McConnell baronets of The Moat (1900)

* Sir Robert John McConnell, 1st Baronet (1853–1927) *

Sir Joseph McConnell, 2nd Baronet Sir Joseph McConnell, 2nd Baronet (17 September 1877 – 27 August 1942), was an Ulster Unionist politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Antrim from 1929 to 1942. Family McConnell was the second child (and eldest son) of Sir Robert J ...

(1877–1942) *Sir Robert Melville Terence McConnell, 3rd Baronet (1902–1987) *(Robert) Shean McConnell, 4th Baronet (1930–2021)Robert Shean McConnell, 1930–2021
/ref> *(Terence) Reade McConnell, 5th Baronet (born 1959) The heir apparent is the current holder's son, James Alexander McConnell (born 1989)

References

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