There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Butcher, both 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 ...

. Both are extinct. * The Butcher Baronetcy, of

Danesfort Danesfort () is a small rural area in County Kilkenny, Ireland, located approximately 6 km from Kilkenny City on the N10 (Waterford to Kilkenny). It is also the name of a civil parish in County Kilkenny. The local area consists of one pr ...

in the County of Kerry, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 June 1918 for John Butcher, the

member of parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

(MP) for the

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. He was subsequently ennobled as Baron Danesfort, and the baronetcy was merged with that title. Both titles became extinct on the death of the first Baronet in 1935. * The Butcher Baronetcy, of

Holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...

in the

County of Lincoln Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...

, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 July 1960 for

Herbert Walter Butcher Sir Herbert Walter Butcher, 1st Baronet (12 June 1901 – 11 May 1966) was an English people, English Conservative Party (UK), Conservative and National Liberal Party (UK, 1931), National Liberal politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the ...

, the member of parliament for

Holland with Boston Holland with Boston was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of ...

. The title became extinct on the death of the first Baronet in 1966.

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