Peek baronets
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Crest | Two hazel nuts, slipped proper. |
Blazon | Azure an estoile Argent, in chief three crescents of the last. |
Motto | Le Maître Vient (The Master Comes)[1] |
The Peek Baronetcy, of Rousdon in the County of Devon, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 13 May 1874 for Henry Peek. He was an importer of spices, tea and other groceries, a philanthropist and Conservative Member of Parliament for Surrey Mid. The second Baronet was an astronomer and meteorologist; the third Baronet was high sheriff of Devon in 1912.
Peek baronets, of Rousdon (1874)[]
- Sir Henry William Peek, 1st Baronet (1825–1898)
- Sir Cuthbert Edgar Peek, 2nd Baronet (1855–1901)
- Sir Wilfrid Peek, 3rd Baronet (1884–1927)
- Sir Francis Henry Grenville Peek, 4th Baronet (1915–1996)
- Sir William Grenville Peek, 5th Baronet (1919–2004)
- Sir Richard Grenville Peek, 6th Baronet (born 1955)
Notes[]
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- ^ Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. 1903.
References[]
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Information on Sir Henry Peek, 1st Baronet
Categories:
- Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom