Sebright baronets
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The Sebright Baronetcy, of Besford in the County of Worcester, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 20 December 1626 for , High Sheriff of Worcestershire who later fought as a Royalist in the Civil War. He was the son of John Sebright of Blakeshall, Wolverley and was the heir of his uncle William Sebright (1541–1620) of Besford, who established by his will in 1620 the charity "Sebright's Endowed Schools", still surviving today and very richly endowed as "Sebright's Educational Foundation".[2] The fourth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire. The sixth Baronet represented Bath in the House of Commons. The seventh Baronet was Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire and also became known as an agriculturalist. The family's fortunes ebbed by the end of the nineteenth century, with the ninth Baronet leaving only £5 at his death.[3] The current baronet is Sir Rufus Hugo Giles Sebright, born 1978 in Nîmes, France.
Sebright baronets, of Besford (1626)[]
- (c. 1585–c. 1658)
- (c. 1645–1679)
- (1668–1702)
- Sir Thomas Saunders Sebright, 4th Baronet (1692–1736)
- (1723–1761)
- Sir John Saunders Sebright, 6th Baronet (1725–1794)
- Sir John Saunders Sebright, 7th Baronet (1767–1846)
- (1802–1864)
- (1843–1890)
- (1871–1897)
- (1854–1917)
- (1856–1933)
- (1896–1954)
- (1931–1985)
- (1953–2003)
- (born 1978)
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.721
- ^ Victoria County History, Worcestershire, Vol.3, 1913, Parishes: Wolverley, pp. 567–573
- ^ The Wealth of the English Landed Gentry, 1870-1935, Mark Rothery, in The Agricultural History Review, vol. 55, no. 2, British Agricultural History Society, 2007, p. 254
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
External links[]
- Baronetcies in the Baronetage of England
- 1626 establishments in England