Salt Baronets

There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Salt, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both titles are extant as of 2007.

The Salt Baronetcy, of Saltaire in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 October 1869 for the manufacturer, benefactor and Liberal politician Titus Salt.

The Salt Baronetcy, of Standon, and of Weeping Cross in the County of Stafford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 August 1899 for Thomas Salt, a banker and Conservative Member of Parliament for Stafford for many years. Other members of the family may also be mentioned:- William Salt (1808-1863) was a Banker and Genealogist. Harold Francis Salt (1879-1971), youngest son of the first Baronet, was a Major-General in the Army. James Frederick Thomas George Salt (b. 1940), son of George Stevenson Salt, second son of the second Baronet, is a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy.

alt Baronets, of Saltaire (1869)

*Sir Titus Salt, 1st Baronet (1803-1876)
*Sir William Henry Salt, 2nd Baronet (1831-1892)
*Sir Shirley Harris Salt, 3rd Baronet (1857-1920)
*Sir John William Titus Salt, 4th Baronet (1884-1953)
*Sir David Shirley Salt, 5th Baronet (1930-1978)
*Sir Anthony Houlton Salt, 6th Baronet (1931-1991)
*Sir Patrick MacDonnell Salt, 7th Baronet (b. 1932)

alt Baronets, of Standon and Weeping Cross (1899)

*Sir Thomas Salt, 1st Baronet (1830-1904)
*Sir Thomas Anderson Salt, 2nd Baronet (1863-1940) High Sheriff of Staffordshire 1909.
*Sir Thomas Henry Salt, 3rd Baronet (1905-1965)
*Sir (Thomas) Michael John Salt, 4th Baronet (b. 1946)

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]