There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hewett, one in the

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and two in the

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. The Hewett Baronetcy, of

Pishiobury Pishiobury, sometimes spelled Pishobury, was a manor and estate in medieval Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. Its denomination as "Pishiobury" only emerged in the mid to late 19th century. History This sub-manor of Pishiobury originated in a gran ...

in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of England on 19 July 1660. For more information on this creation, see the

Viscount Hewett Viscount Hewett was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 9 April 1689 for Sir George Hewett, 2nd Baronet. He was made Baron of Jamestown at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. The Hewett Baronetcy, of Pishiobury in the ...

. The Hewett Baronetcy, of Nether Seale in the

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, was created in the

on 6 November 1813 for

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George Hewett, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in India in 1807. The second baronet was a

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in the army and served in the

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. The Hewett Baronetcy, of

Chesterfield Street Chesterfield Street is a "virtually intact" Georgian street (except for No. 6, which is a reconstruction) in London's Mayfair district. Several of the buildings are Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. Location Chesterfield ...

, in the parish of St George, Hanover Square in the

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, was created in the

on 6 August 1883 for

Prescott Gardner Hewett Sir Prescott Gardner Hewett, 1st Baronet, FRCS (3 July 1812 – 19 June 1891) was a British surgeon, and the son of a Yorkshire country gentleman. Life Hewett lived for some years in early life in Paris, and started on a career as an artist, but ...

, a surgeon.

Hewett baronets, of Pishiobury (1660)

*see the

Hewett baronets, of Nether Seale (1813)

* Sir George Hewett, 1st Baronet (1750–1840) * Sir George Henry Hewett, 2nd Baronet (1791–1862) *Sir George John Routledge Hewett, 3rd Baronet (1818–1876) *Sir Harald George Hewett, 4th Baronet (1858–1949) *Sir John George Hewett, MC, 5th Baronet (1895–1990) *Sir Peter John Smithson Hewett, 6th Baronet (1931–2001) *Sir Richard Mark John Hewett, 7th Baronet (born 1958) The

heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question. ...

to the baronetcy is David Patrick John Hewett (born 1968), 2nd and youngest son of the 6th Baronet. The heir presumptive's

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is his eldest son, Hector Alexander Hewett (born 1999).

Hewett baronets, of Chesterfield Street, London (1883)

*Sir

, 1st Baronet (1812–1891) *Sir Harry Hammerton Hewett, 2nd Baronet (1853–1891) Extinct on his death

References

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