The Western Baronetcy, of Rivenhall in the County of Essex, was 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 20 August 1864 for the

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

politician Thomas Western. He had succeeded to the Rivenhall estate in

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

in 1844 on the death of his cousin

Charles Western, 1st Baron Western Charles Callis Western, 1st Baron Western (9 August 1767 – 4 November 1844), was a British landowner and Whig politician. He sat in the House of Commons for over forty years before his elevation to the peerage in 1833. Background and educatio ...

. The second baronet was also a politician and sat as

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for

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. The third baronet was a

justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

and deputy lieutenant for

. The title became extinct on his death in 1917.

Western baronets, of Rivenhall (1864)

Sir Thomas Burch Western, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Burch Western, 1st Baronet (22 August 1795 – 30 May 1873) was an England, English Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician. Life He was born in Bermuda the son of Thomas Western (Royal Navy officer), Admiral Thomas Western and ...

(1795–1873) * Sir Thomas Sutton Western, 2nd Baronet (1821–1877) *Sir Thomas Charles Callis Western, 3rd Baronet (1850–1917)

References

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