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Smith Baronets
There have been 25 creations of baronets with the surname Smith (as distinct from Smyth and Smythe). * Smith baronets of Crantock (1642) * Smith baronets of Hatherton (1660) * Smith baronets of Edmondthorpe (1661) * Smith baronets of Long Ashton (first creation, 1661) * Smith, later Bowyer-Smyth, baronets of Hill Hall (1661): see Bowyer-Smyth baronets * Smith baronets of Isleworth (1694) * Smith, later Bromley, baronets of East Stoke (1757): see Bromley baronets * Smith baronets of Long Ashton (second creation, 1763) * Smith, sometime Wyldebore-Smith, later Smith-Marriott baronets of Sydling St Nicholas (1774): see Smith-Marriott baronets * Smith, later Smith-Dodsworth baronets (1784): see Smith-Dodsworth baronets * Smith, later Cusack-Smith baronets, of Tuam (1799): see Cusack-Smith baronets * Smith, later Eardley baronets, of Hadley (1802): see Eardley baronets * Smith, later Spencer-Smith baronets, of Tring Park (1804): see Spencer-Smith baronets * Smith baronets of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baronets
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th century; however, in its current usage it was created by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds for the crown. Baronets rank below barons, but seemingly above all knights grand cross, knights commander and knights bachelor of the British chivalric orders, that are in turn below in chivalric precedence than the most senior British chivalric orders of the Garter and the Thistle. Like all British knights, baronets are addressed as "Sir" and baronetesses as "Dame". They are conventionally seen to belong to the lesser nobility, although William Thoms in 1844 wrote that: The precise quality of this dignity is not yet fully determined, some holding it to be the head of the , while others, again, rank Baronets as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Baronets Of Eardiston (1809)
The Smith baronetcy of Eardiston, Worcestershire was created on 23 September 1809 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom for William Smith. Smith baronets, of Eardiston (1809), to 1893 * Sir William Smith, 1st Baronet of Eardiston (died 1821) * Sir Christopher Sidney Smith, 2nd Baronet (1798–1839) * Sir William Smith, 3rd Baronet (1823–1893) Revised subsequent succession The succession from 1893 was originally thought to have been as follows: * Sir William Sydney Winwood Smith, 4th Baronet (born 1 April 1879; died 27 June 1953) * Sir Christopher Sydney Winwood Smith, 5th Baronet (born 20 September 1906; died 3 December 2000) The Baronetcy then became dormant, not having been proved by the heir to the 5th Baronet, Robert Christopher Sydney Winwood Smith (born 1939). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' 2011, however, argued that the 4th Baronet was the son of a bigamous second marriage of his father Christopher Sydney Winwood Smith (1846–1887; son of the 3rd Baronet as ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smyth Baronets
There have been six baronetcies created for persons with the surname Smyth (as distinct from Smythe Baronets, Smythe and Smith Baronets, Smith), two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010. The Smyth Baronetcy, of Redcliff in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 May 1661 for Sir William Smyth, 1st Baronet, William Smyth,''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England Ireland and Scotland'' Burke and Burke (1838) p495. Google Books a staunch Cavalier, Royalist, Governor of Hillersden and a member of the Long Parliament. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1732. The Smyth Baronetcy, of Upton in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 30 March 1665 for Robert Smyth of Upton, West Ham, Essex. He was succeeded by hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Baronets Of Keighley (1947)
The Smith baronetcy of Keighley, Yorkshire was created on 28 June 1947 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom for Bracewell Smith, a hotelier and Conservative politician. He was a Unionist Member of Parliament for Dulwich from 1932 to 1945, and Lord Mayor of London 1946–7. Smith baronets, of Keighley, Yorks (1947) * Sir Bracewell Smith, 1st Baronet (1884–1966). Chairman of Park Lane Hotel Ltd and Ritz Hotel Ltd, he was in 1948 made Life President of Arsenal F.C. The Arsenal Football Club, commonly known as simply Arsenal, is a professional football club based in Islington, North London, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. In domestic football, Arsenal h ... * Sir George Bracewell-Smith, 2nd Baronet MBE (1912–1976). *Sir Guy Bracewell-Smith, 3rd Baronet (1952–1983). * Sir Charles Bracewell-Smith, 4th Baronet (born 1955), succeeded his brother the 3rd Baronet. He married, firstly in 1977, Carol Hough (died 1994), and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Baronets Of Crowmallie (1945)
The Smith baronetcy of Crowmallie, Aberdeenshire, was created on 22 June 1945 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom for the Conservative politician Robert Workman Smith. He was Member of Parliament for Aberdeen and Kincardine Central from 1924 to 1945. Smith of Crowmallie, Aberdeenshire (1945) *Sir Robert Workman Smith, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Workman Smith, 1st Baronet, JP (7 December 1880 – 6 December 1957) was a Scottish Unionist politician. The youngest son of George Smith, shipowner, Glasgow, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a barrister at the ... (1880–1957) * Sir William Gordon Smith, 2nd Baronet (1916–1983) * Sir Robert Hill Smith, 3rd Baronet (born 1958) The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Charles Gordon Smith (born 1959). Notes {{reflist Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reardon Smith Baronets
The Smith, later Reardon-Smith Baronetcy, of Appledore in Devon, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 1 July 1920 for the shipowner and coal exporter William Smith. The second baronet assumed in 1929 by deed poll the additional surname of Reardon. Smith, later Reardon-Smith baronets, of Appledore (1920) * Sir William Reardon Smith, 1st Baronet (1856–1935) * Sir Willie Reardon-Smith, 2nd Baronet (1887–1950) *Sir William Reardon Reardon-Smith, 3rd Baronet (1911–1995) *Sir (William) Antony John Reardon-Smith, 4th Baronet (1937–2022) *Sir William Nicolas Henry Reardon Smith, 5th Baronet (born 1963) 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 a person with a better claim to the position in question. This is in contrast to an heir app ... is the present baronet's brother Giles Antony James Reardon-Smith (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Baronets Of Kidderminster (1920)
The Smith baronetcy of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, was created on 30 June 1920 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ... for Herbert Smith. An industrialist, he chaired the wartime Board of Control of Wool and Textile Industries. Smith baronets, of Kidderminster (1920) * Sir Herbert Smith, 1st Baronet (1872–1943) * Sir Herbert Smith, 2nd Baronet (1903–1961), company director. The baronetcy became extinct on his death without a male heir. Notes {{reflist Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Birkenhead
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often Hereditary title, hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knight, but lower than a viscount or count. Often, barons hold their fief – their lands and income – directly from the monarch. Barons are less often the vassals of other nobles. In many kingdoms, they were entitled to wear a smaller form of a crown called a ''coronet''. The term originates from the Late Latin, Latin term , via Old French. The use of the title ''baron'' came to England via the Norman Conquest of 1066, then the Normans brought the title to Scotland and Southern Italy. It later spread to Scandinavian and Slavic lands. Etymology The word '':wikt:baron, baron'' comes from the Old French , from a Late Latin "man; servant, soldier, mercenary" (so used in Salic law; Alemannic law has in the same sense). The sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Colwyn
Baron Colwyn, of Colwyn Bay in the County of Conwy, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1917 for the businessman Sir Frederick Smith, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet in 1912. the titles are held by his great-great-grandson, the fourth Baron, who succeeded his father in that year. The third Lord Colwyn remained in the House of Lords until his retirement in 2022 as one of ninety elected hereditary peers after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 and sat on the Conservative benches. Barons Colwyn (1917) * Frederick Henry Smith, 1st Baron Colwyn (1859–1946) * Frederick John Vivian Smith, 2nd Baron Colwyn (1914–1966) * Ian Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn (1942–2024) *Craig Peter Hamilton-Smith, 4th Baron Colwyn (born 1968) The heir apparent An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince-Smith Baronets
The Smith, later Prince-Smith Baronetcy, of Hillbrook in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 February 1911 for Prince Smith, head of Prince-Smith and Stells, textile engineers, of Keighley, West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De .... The second Baronet assumed the additional surname of Prince. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 2007. Smith, later Prince-Smith baronets, of Hillbrook (1911) *Sir Prince Smith, 1st Baronet (1840–1922) *Sir Prince Prince-Smith, 2nd Baronet (1869–1940) *Sir William Prince-Smith, 3rd Baronet (1898–1964). *Sir William Richard Prince-Smith, 4th Baronet (1928–2007) References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prince-Smith Extinct baronetcies in the Bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Baronets Of Stratford Place (1897)
The Smith baronetcy of Stratford Place in London was created on 6 September 1897 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom for the surgeon Thomas Smith, on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, to whom he was surgeon extraordinary Extraordinary may refer to: Music * "Extraordinary" (Clean Bandit song), 2014 * "Extraordinary" (Liz Phair song), 2004 * "Extraordinary" (Mandy Moore song), 2007 * "Extraordinary", a song by Idina Menzel from '' Idina'', 2016 * "Extraordinary", .... Smith baronets of Stratford Place, London (1897) * Sir Thomas Smith, 1st Baronet (1833–1909) * Sir Thomas Rudolph Hampden Smith, 2nd Baronet (1869–1958) * Sir Thomas Turner Smith, 3rd Baronet (1903–1961) * Sir Thomas Gilbert Smith, 4th Baronet (1937–2003) * Sir Andrew Thomas Smith, 5th Baronet (born 1965) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Samuel James Thomas Smith, born 2009. Notes {{reflist Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry George Wakelyn Smith
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith, 1st Baronet, GCB (28 June 1787 – 12 October 1860) was a notable English soldier and military commander in the British Army of the early 19th century. A veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, he is also particularly remembered for his role in the Battle of Aliwal, India in 1846, his subsequent governorship of the Cape Colony, and as the husband of Lady Smith. Biography He was born in Whittlesey, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, the son of a surgeon and major in the Wisbech, Whittlesey and Thorney United Battalion. The east end of the south aisle of St. Mary’s church was at this time partitioned off and used as a schoolroom, the vicar or curate teaching. It was here that Harry Smith received his education from the Rev. George Burgess, then curate. During a review of the unit by General Stewart, he got into conversation with the youth and offered to procure him a commission. A short time later a commission as a second lieutenant wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
