Whitaker Baronets

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The Whitaker Baronetcy, of Babworth in the County of Nottingham, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 15 July 1936 for Albert Edward Whitaker. He was a Colonel in the Army and served as a Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant and High Sheriff for Nottinghamshire. The second Baronet was a Major-General in the Coldstream Guards.

The Labour politician Benjamin Whitaker was the brother of the third Baronet.

[edit] Whitaker Baronets, of Babworth (1936)

  • Sir Albert Edward Whitaker, 1st Baronet (1860-1945)
  • Sir John Albert Charles Whitaker, 2nd Baronet (1897-1957)
  • Sir James Herbert Ingham Whitaker, 3rd Baronet (1925-1999)
  • Sir John James Ingham Whitaker, 4th Baronet (b. 1952)

[edit] References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page