- Lewis Baronets
There have been seven Lewis Baronetcies, two in the
Baronetage of England and five in theBaronetage of the United Kingdom . These are shown individually below in order of creation.Lewis of Llangorse, Brecon
Created in the
Baronetage of England 14 September 1628 for
*Sir William Lewis, 1st Baronet MP for Petersfield 1640 and 1640-1648, Breconshire 1660 and Lymington 1661-1677 (26 March 1598 - November 1677)
*Extinct on his deathLewis of Ledstone
Created in the
Baronetage of England 15 October 1660 for
*Sir John Lewis, 1st Baronet (c. 1615–1671)
*Extinct on his deathLewis of Harpton Court, Radnor
Created in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom 11 July 1846 for
*Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis, 1st Baronet, MP for Beaumaris 1812-1826, Ennis 1826-1828, Radnorshire 1828-1835 and Radnor 1847-1855. Secretary to the Treasury 1827-1828. Vice President of the Board of Trade 1828. Treasurer of the Navy 1830. PC 1828 (14 May 1780 - 22 January 1855)
*Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Baronet Chancellor of the Exchequer 1855-1858. Home Secretary 1859-1861. Secretary of State for War 1861-1863. PC 1855 (21 April 1806 - 13 April 1863)
*Sir Gilbert Frankland Lewis, 3rd Baronet (21 July 1808 - 18 December 1883)
*Sir Herbert Edmund Frankland Lewis, 4th Baronet (31 March 1846 - 7 November 1911)
*Extinct on his deathLewis of Brighton, Sussex
Created in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom 6 April 1887 for
*Sir Charles Edward Lewis, 1st Baronet MP for Antrim North 1887-1892 (25 December 1825 - 10 February 1893)
*Extinct on his deathLewis of Nantgwyne, Glamorgan
Created in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom 15 February 1896 for William Thomas Lewis.
*Sir William Thomas Lewis, 1st Baronet (1837-1914)
*He was subsequently createdBaron Merthyr in 1911 with which title the baronetcy remains merged
*The present heir has disclaimed his peerage and does not use and [http://www.baronetage.org/unproven.htm has not claimed] the baronetcy.Lewis of
Portland Place , LondonCreated in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 1 August 1902 for
*Sir George Henry Lewis, 1st Baronet, noted Jewish lawyer (21 April 1835-7 December 1911)
*Sir George James Graham Lewis, 2nd Baronet (12 September 1879-8 August 1934)
*Sir George James Ernest Lewis, 3rd Baronet (25 February 1910-2 January 1945) "(extinct.)"Lewis of Essendon Place, Herts
Created in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom 11 February 1918 for
*Sir Frederick William Lewis, 1st Baronet (1870–1944) He was subsequently createdBaron Essendon in 1932 with which title the baronetcy then merged until its extinction in 1978.References
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* [http://www.baronetage.org/unproven.htm Standing Council of the Baronetage]
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