The Reckitt Baronetcy, of Swanland Manor in the Parish of North Ferriby in the East Riding of the County of York, was a title in the

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. It was created on 17 July 1894 for the businessman and philanthropist

James Reckitt Sir James Reckitt, 1st Baronet (15 November 1833 – 18 March 1924) was a founder of the household products company Reckitt and Sons, developed from his father Isaac Reckitt's starch and laundry blue business. Biography James Reckitt was born ...

. The second Baronet sat as

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for

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and

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. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1944.

Reckitt baronets, of Swanland Manor (1894)

Sir James Reckitt, 1st Baronet Sir James Reckitt, 1st Baronet (15 November 1833 – 18 March 1924) was a founder of the household products company Reckitt and Sons, developed from his father Isaac Reckitt's starch and laundry blue business. Biography James Reckitt was born ...

(1833–1924) * Sir Harold James Reckitt, 2nd Baronet (1868–1930) *Sir Bealby Reckitt, 3rd Baronet (1873–1944)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reckitt Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Reckitt family