Chichester Baronets

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There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Chichester, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008.

The Chichester Baronetcy, of Raleigh in the County of Devon, was created in the Baronetage of England on 4 August 1641 for John Chichester, Member of Parliament for Barnstaple. He was the great-great-grandson of Sir John Chichester, father of Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester, and Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester, ancestor of the Marquesses of Donegall (see this title for more information on this branch of the family). The first Baronet's eldest son, John, the second Baronet, died childless at an early age and was succeeded by his younger brother, Arthur, the third Baronet. He also represented Barnstaple in the House of Commons. On his death in 1718 the title passed to his son, John, the fourth Baronet. He also sat as Member of Parliament for Barnstaple. His son, John, the fifth Baronet, and grandson, John, the sixth Baronet, both served as High Sheriff of Devon (from 1753 to 1754 and from 1788 to 1789 respectively). The latter died unmarried in 1808 and was succeeded by his first cousin once removed, Arthur, the seventh Baronet. He was the grandson of Reverend William Chichester, younger son of the fourth Baronet. He was High Sheriff of Devon between 1816 and 1817. His son, Arthur, the eighth Baronet, was a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Devon. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward, the ninth Baronet. He was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy, Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria and King Edward VII and Admiral Superintendent of the Naval Establishment in Gibraltar. As of 2008 the title is held by his great-grandson (the baronetcy having descended from father to son), James, the twelfth Baronet, who succeeded in 2007.

The aviator and sailor Sir Francis Chichester was the son of Reverend Charles Chichester, seventh son of the eighth Baronet.

The Chichester Baronetcy, of Green Castle in the County of Donegal, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 13 September 1821 for Arthur Chichester. The title became extinct on his death in 1847.

The Chichester Baronetcy, of Arlington Court in the County of Devon, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 September 1840 for John Chichester, Member of Parliament for Barnstaple. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1881.

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[edit] Chichester Baronets, of Raleigh (1641)

  • Sir James Henry Edward Chichester, 12th Baronet (b. 15 October 1951)

[edit] Chichester Baronets, of Green Castle (1821)

  • Sir Arthur Chichester, 1st Baronet (d. 1847)

[edit] Chichester Baronets, of Arlington Court (1840)

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