Leighton baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Leighton, one in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
. One creation is extant as of 2010.
The Leighton Baronetcy, of Wattlesborough in the County of Shropshire, was created in the Baronetage of England on 2 March 1693High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1956.
The
Edward IV of England
. The second Baronet made Loton Park the main family seat and greatly enlarged the house in 1712. It remains the ancestral seat of the family.
The Leighton Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 11 February 1886. For more information on this creation, see
Baron Leighton
.
Leighton baronets, of Wattlesborough (1693)
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- Sir Edward Leighton, 1st Baronet (c. 1650–1711)
- Sir Edward Leighton, 2nd Baronet (1681–1756)
- Sir Charlton Leighton, 3rd Baronet (c. 1715–1780)
- Sir Charlton Leighton, 4th Baronet (1747–1784)
- Sir Robert Leighton, 5th Baronet (1752–1819)
- Sir Baldwin Leighton, 6th Baronet (1747–1828)
- Sir Baldwin Leighton, 7th Baronet (1805–1871)
- Sir Baldwyn Leighton, 8th Baronet (1836–1897)
- Sir Bryan Baldwin Mawddwy Leighton, 9th Baronet (1868–1919)
- Sir Richard Tihel Leighton, 10th Baronet (1893–1957)
- Sir Michael John Bryan Leighton, 11th Baronet (born 1935)
There is no heir to the title.[3]
Leighton baronets (1886)
- see the Baron Leighton
Notes
- ^ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1904), Complete Baronetage volume 4 (1665-1707), vol. 4, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 2 February 2019
- ^ [1] LEIGHTON, Sir Edward, 1st Bt. (c.1650-1711), of Wattlesborough Castle, Salop. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, ed. D. Hayton, E. Cruickshanks, S. Handley, 2002; Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
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