There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Beckett family, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Baronetage of England (1611-1705 King James I erected the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611 for the settlement of Ireland Both creations are extant as of 2008.
The Beckett Baronetcy, of Leeds in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 2 November 1813 for John Beckett. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common His grandson, the fifth Baronet, was created Baron Grimthorpe in 1886. Baron Grimthorpe, of Grimthorpe in the East Riding of the County of York is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. For more information on this creation, see this title.
The Beckett Baronetcy, of Kirkdale Manor in Nawton in the North Riding of the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 June 1921 for the newspaper proprietor and Conservative politician Gervase Beckett. Baronetage of England (1611-1705 King James I erected the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611 for the settlement of Ireland Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Sir William Gervase Beckett 1st Baronet ( 14 January 1866 &ndash 24 August 1937) born William Gervase Beckett-Denison, was a He represented Whitby, Scarborough and Whitby and Leeds North in the House of Commons. Whitby was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire. Scarborough and Whitby is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Leeds North was a Borough constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Beckett was the nephew of the first Baron Grimthorpe and the younger brother of the second Baron. As of 2008 the baronetcy is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2001. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common He is also in remainder to the Beckett Baronetcy of Leeds and the barony of Grimthorpe.
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Beckett Baronets, of Leeds (1813)
- see the Baron Grimthorpe
Beckett Baronets, of Kirkdale Manor (1921)
- Sir (William) Gervase Beckett, 1st Baronet (1866-1937)
- Sir Martyn Gervase Beckett, 2nd Baronet (1918-2001)
- Sir Richard Gervase Beckett, 3rd Baronet (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Baron Grimthorpe, of Grimthorpe in the East Riding of the County of York is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sir William Gervase Beckett 1st Baronet ( 14 January 1866 &ndash 24 August 1937) born William Gervase Beckett-Denison, was a 1944)
See also
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Baron Grimthorpe, of Grimthorpe in the East Riding of the County of York is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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