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Leighton baronets, the Glossary

Index Leighton baronets

There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Leighton, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 21 relations: Edward IV, Frederic Leighton, High sheriff, High Sheriff of Shropshire, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Knight of the shire, Lieutenant colonel, List of extant baronetcies, Loton Park, Member of parliament, Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency), Shropshire, Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency), Shropshire Yeomanry, Sir Baldwin Leighton, 6th Baronet, Sir Baldwin Leighton, 7th Baronet, Sir Baldwyn Leighton, 8th Baronet, Sir Charlton Leighton, 4th Baronet, Sir Edward Leighton, 1st Baronet, South Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency), Wattlesborough Castle.

  2. 1693 establishments in England

Edward IV

Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483.

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Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, (3 December 1830 – 25 January 1896), known as Sir Frederic Leighton between 1878 and 1896, was a British Victorian painter, draughtsman, and sculptor.

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High sheriff

A high sheriff is a ceremonial officer for each shrieval county of England and Wales and Northern Ireland or the chief sheriff of a number of paid sheriffs in U.S. states who outranks and commands the others in their court-related functions.

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High Sheriff of Shropshire

This is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of Shropshire The sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Knight of the shire

Knight of the shire (milites comitatus) was the formal title for a member of parliament (MP) representing a county constituency in the British House of Commons, from its origins in the medieval Parliament of England until the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 ended the practice of each county (or shire) forming a single constituency.

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Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.

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List of extant baronetcies

Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy.

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Loton Park

Loton Park is a country house near Alberbury, Shrewsbury in Shropshire, on the upper reaches of the River Severn.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.

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Shrewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)

Shrewsbury is a parliamentary constituency in England, centred on the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.

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Shropshire

Shropshire (historically SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name. and abbreviated Shrops) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England, on the border with Wales.

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Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Shropshire (Salop) was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.

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Shropshire Yeomanry

The Shropshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1795, which served as a cavalry and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and as a cavalry and an artillery regiment in the Second World War.

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Sir Baldwin Leighton, 6th Baronet

General Sir Baldwin Leighton, 6th Baronet (15 January 1747 – 13 November 1828) was a senior English officer in the British Army.

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Sir Baldwin Leighton, 7th Baronet

Sir Baldwin Leighton, 7th Baronet (14 May 1805 – 26 February 1871) was an English landowner and politician, who sat in the House of Commons from 1859 to 1865.

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Sir Baldwyn Leighton, 8th Baronet

Sir Baldwyn Leighton, 8th Baronet (27 October 1836 – 22 January 1897) was an English Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1877 to 1885.

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Sir Charlton Leighton, 4th Baronet

Sir Charlton Leighton, 4th Baronet (c.1747–1784) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1784.

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Sir Edward Leighton, 1st Baronet

Sir Edward Leighton, 1st Baronet (c.1650–1711), of Wattlesborough Castle, Shropshire, was a Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1698 and 1710.

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South Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Shropshire is a county constituency in Shropshire.

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Wattlesborough Castle

Wattlesborough Tower is a ruined fortified 13th-century manor house or Tower House in Shropshire.

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See also

1693 establishments in England

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leighton_baronets