The Colleton Baronetcy, of London, was a title in the

Baronetage of England 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) King James ...

. It was created on 18 February 1661 for John Colleton, in reward for his support for the Royalist cause during the

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. The second Baronet represented

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in Parliament. The title became extinct on the death of the ninth Baronet in 1938.

Colleton baronets, of London (1661)

* Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet (–1667) *

Sir Peter Colleton, 2nd Baronet Sir Peter Colleton, 2nd Baronet, FRS (17 September 1635 – 24 March 1694) was an English baronet of the Colleton Baronets and an MP. He was the eldest son of Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet, of Exeter, Devon, whom he succeeded in 1667. He becam ...

(1635–1694) *Sir John Colleton, 3rd Baronet (1669–1754) *Sir John Colleton, 4th Baronet (1738–1778) *Sir John Snell Colleton, 5th Baronet (1775–1801) *Sir James Nassau Colleton, 6th Baronet (1752–1815) *Sir James Roupell Colleton, 7th Baronet (1783–1848) *Sir Robert Augustus Fulford Graves Colleton, 8th Baronet (1824–1866) *Sir Robert Augustus William Colleton, 9th Baronet (1854–1938)

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Colleton Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1661 establishments in England