Bonsor Baronets

The Bonsor Baronetcy, of Kingswood, Epsom, in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 January 1925 for Cosmo Bonsor, Chairman of the South Eastern Railway, Conservative Member of Parliament for Wimbledon and a Director of the Bank of England. As of 2007 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1977. He has previously represented Nantwich and Upminster in the House of Commons as a Conservative.

The family seat is Liscombe Park, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. It is an Elizabethan manor hall. [ [http://www.nicholasbonsor.com/liscombe_house.php Liscombe Park] on Sir Nicholas's website.]

Bonsor Baronets, of Kingswood (1925)

*Sir (Henry) Cosmo Orme Bonsor, 1st Baronet (1848-1929)
*Sir Reginald Bonsor, 2nd Baronet (1879-1959)
*Sir Bryan Cosmo Bonsor, 3rd Baronet (1916-1977)
*Sir Nicholas Cosmo Bonsor, 4th Baronet (b. 1942) Heir apparent: Alexander Cosmo Walrond Bonsor (b. 8 September 1976), engaged in November 2005 to Jane Troughton. ["The Times" 15 November 2005, [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.talk.royalty/browse_thread/thread/f013231b6511ebc8/ffedadef98929b6c as reported 16 November 2005] by Michael Rhodes on "Peerage_News", a Google group.]

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). "Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage" (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
* [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/ www.thepeerage.com]