Chapman baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Chapman, one in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
. Two of the creations are extinct while one is extant.
The Chapman Baronetcy, of London, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 27 June 1720 for Sir William Chapman, a Director of the South Sea Company.[1] His elder son, the second Baronet, represented Taunton in the House of Commons. He was childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. He also had no children and on his death in 1785 the title became extinct.
The Chapman Baronetcy, of
Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1919. The seventh baronet abandoned his wife to live with his daughters' governess, Sarah Junner. The couple did not marry. Sir Thomas and Sarah had five illegitimate sons, of whom Thomas Edward Lawrence
, best known as Lawrence of Arabia, was the second-eldest.
The Chapman Baronetcy, of
County of Durham and now Tyne and Wear, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 January 1958 for the soldier and former Conservative Member of Parliament for Houghton-le-Spring, Robert Chapman.[3] His son, the second Baronet, was High Sheriff of Durham 1960. As of 2010 the title is held by the latter's son, the third Baronet, who succeeded in 1987. He is a deputy lieutenant of Tyne and Wear
since 1997.
Chapman baronets of London (1720)
- Sir William Chapman, 1st Baronet (c. 1670–1737)
- Sir John Chapman, 2nd Baronet (c. 1710–1781)
- Sir William Chapman, 3rd Baronet (1714–1785)
Chapman baronets of Killua Castle (1782)
- Sir Benjamin Chapman, 1st Baronet (died 1810)
- Sir Thomas Chapman, 2nd Baronet (1756–1837)
- Sir Montagu Lowther Chapman, 3rd Baronet (1808–1853)
- Sir Benjamin James Chapman, 4th Baronet (1810–1888)
- Sir Montagu Richard Chapman, 5th Baronet (1853–1907)
- Sir Benjamin Rupert Chapman, 6th Baronet (1865–1914)
- Sir Thomas Robert Tighe Chapman, 7th Baronet (1846–1919)
Chapman baronets of Cleadon (1958)
- Sir Robert Chapman, 1st Baronet (1880–1963)
- Sir Robert MacGowan Chapman, 2nd Baronet (1911–1987)
- Sir David Robert Macgowan Chapman, 3rd Baronet (born 1941)
- The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Michael Nicholas Chapman (born 1969)
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- ^ "No. 5859". The London Gazette. 11 June 1720. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 12268". The London Gazette. 5 February 1782. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 41303". The London Gazette. 4 February 1958. p. 785.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1959.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets