Dolben Baronets

Sir William Dolben, 3rd Baronet

The Dolben Baronetcy, of Findon in the County of Northamptonshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 1 April 1704 for Sir Gilbert Dolben, son of John Dolben, Archbishop of York and MP for Ripon, Peterborough and Yarmouth, IoW. The 3rd Baronet was an MP for Oxford University and Northamptonshire and an avid campaigner for Abolition of the Slave Trade. The title became extinct on the death of the 4th Baronet in 1837.

The family seat was Finedon Hall, in Finedon, Northamptonshire and which has now been converted into flats.

Dolben Baronets, of Findon (1704)

• Sir Gilbert Dolben, 1st Baronet (c.1659–1722)
• Sir John Dolben, 2nd Baronet (1684–1756)
• Sir William Dolben, 3rd Baronet (1727–1814)
• Sir John English Dolben, 4th Baronet (c.1750–1837) Baronetcy extinct on his death.

References

• Leigh Rayment's List of Baronets