Prevost Baronets

The Prevost Baronetcy, of Belmont in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 6 December 1805 for the soldier and colonial administrator Lieutenant-General George Prevost. He was Governor General of British North America from 1812 to 1815. After his death in 1816 his widow Lady Prevost declined the offer of a peerage, as she did not consider herself and her family to have sufficient means to support the dignity. Prevost was the son of General Augustine Prevost, himself a distinguished soldier, who had emigrated to England from Geneva, Switzerland.

The family surname is pronounced "Prev-o".

Prevost Baronets, of Belmont (1805)

*Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet (1767-1816)
*Sir George Prevost, 2nd Baronet (1804-1893)
*Sir Charles Prevost, 3rd Baronet (1831-1902)
*Sir Charles Thomas Keble Prevost, 4th Baronet (1866-1939)
*Sir George James Augustine Prevost, 5th Baronet (1910-1985)
*Sir Christopher Gerald Prevost, 6th Baronet (b. 1935)

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]