The Wrightson Baronetcy, of Neasham Hall in the County of Durham, 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 on 13 July 1900 for the Conservative politician

Thomas Wrightson Sir Thomas Wrightson, 1st Baronet, (31 March 1839 – 18 June 1921) was a British Conservative politician. Wrightson sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton between 1892 and 1895 and for St Pancras East between 1899 and 1906. In 1900 h ...

. He represented Stockton and St Pancras East in the House of Commons. The third Baronet was a

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in the Army.

Wrightson baronets, of Neasham Hall (1900)

Sir Thomas Wrightson, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Wrightson, 1st Baronet, (31 March 1839 – 18 June 1921) was a British Conservative politician. Wrightson sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockton between 1892 and 1895 and for St Pancras East between 1899 and 1906. In 1900 h ...

(1839–1921) * Sir Thomas Garmondsway Wrightson, 2nd Baronet (1871–1950) * Sir John Garmondsway Wrightson, 3rd Baronet (1911–1983) *

Sir Charles Mark Garmondsway Wrightson, 4th Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(born 1951) The

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is the present holder's son Barnaby Thomas Garmondsway Wrightson (born 1979).

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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012

Wrightson Wrightson is a surname, and may refer to * Bernard Wrightson, American olympic medalist *Bernie Wrightson, American comic book artist *Earl Wrightson, American singer and actor * Harry Wrightson, English conservative politician *Jeff Wrightson, Engl ...