Leigh baronets

There have been six baronetcies created with the surname of Leigh: two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The only creation remaining extant is that of Altrincham, while another (that of South Carolina) is dormant.[1]

The Leigh Baronetcy, of Stoneleigh in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Leigh (1643 creation).[2]

The Leigh Baronetcy, of Newnham in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 December 1618.[3] For more information on this creation, see the Earl of Chichester (1644 creation).

The Leigh Baronetcy, of Tyrone, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in February 1622 for Sir Daniel Leigh. The title became extinct on the death of, his son Sir Arthur Leigh, 2nd Baronet in 1638.

The Leigh Baronetcy, of South Carolina, America, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 15 May 1773 for Egerton Leigh, Attorney-General of the British colony of South Carolina, grandson of the Revd Peter Leigh, of West Hall, High Legh, Cheshire by his wife Elizabeth Egerton, only daughter and eventual heiress of The Hon. Thomas Egerton, of Tatton Park, third son of John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgwater. It is not known whether there exist any male descendants of Thomas Egerton Leigh, planter of Georgetown County, South Carolina, the fourth but third surviving son of the first Baronet, thus the title became dormant after the death of the third Baronet.

The Leigh Baronetcy, of Whitley in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 December 1814 for Robert Holt Leigh. He was a classical scholar who also represented Wigan in the House of Commons. The title became extinct on his death in 1843. He left a life interest in his estates to Thomas Pemberton (son of his cousin Margaret Leigh), who assumed the additional surname of Leigh and who was subsequently raised to the peerage as Baron Kingsdown: see Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown.[4][5]

The Leigh Baronetcy, of Altrincham in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 February 1918 for the newspaper proprietor and Conservative politician John Leigh. He was owner of the Pall Mall Gazette and represented Clapham in the House of Commons between 1922 and 1945. During the First World War he funded the equipment of a hospital for wounded officers at Altrincham. As of 2016 the baronetcy is held by his grandson, Sir Richard Leigh, 3rd Baronet, who succeeded his uncle in the title in 1992.

Insignia of a Baronet

Leigh baronets, of Stoneleigh (1611)

Leigh baronets, of Newnham (1618)

Leigh baronets, of Tyrone (1622)
Leigh coat of arms

Leigh baronets, of South Carolina (1773; extinct)

Leigh baronets, of Whitley (1814)
See also Thomas Pemberton Leigh, 1st Baron Kingsdown

Leigh baronets, of Altrincham (1918)
Sir John Leigh, MP (cr. Bart, 1918)
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References
  1. Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage
  2. George Edward Cokayne, Complete Baronetage 1900; 1611 creation
  3. George Edward Cokayne, Complete Baronetage (Volume 1) 1900; 1618 creation
  4. "No. 16969". The London Gazette. 27 December 1814. p. 2535.
  5. "Leigh, Sir Robert Holt (1762-1843) Knight Classical Scholar MP". The National Archives. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. www.jstor.org
  7. Rugby Baptist Church History
  8. www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk: Leigh baronets
  9. Whitaker's Almanack, 2012

See also
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Constable baronets
Leigh baronets
of Stoneleigh
29 June 1611		 Succeeded by
Noel baronets
Preceded by
Lyttelton baronets
Leigh baronets
of Newnham
24 December 1618		 Succeeded by
Burdett baronets
Baronetage of Ireland
Preceded by
Aylmer baronets
Leigh baronets
of Tyrone
16 February 1622		 Succeeded by
Gore baronets
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Sutton baronets
Leigh baronets
of South Carolina
15 May 1773		 Succeeded by
Hughes baronets
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
New creation
Leigh baronets
of Whitley
27 December 1814		 Succeeded by
Extinct
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Huntington-Whiteley baronets
Leigh baronets
of Altrincham
9 February 1918		 Succeeded by
Stewart-Clark baronets
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