Banks Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Banks, on in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. Both creations became extinct on the death of the first holder.

The Banks Baronetcy, of London, was created in the Baronetage of England on 25 July 1661 for the wealthy merchant John Banks
Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet
Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet, was an English merchant and MP, who rose from relatively humble beginnings to be one of the wealthiest merchants in London and owner of several properties.-Life:...

. He had no surviving male issue and the title became extinct on his death in 1699.

The Banks Baronetcy, of Revesby Abbey in the County of Lincoln, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 24 March 1781 for the naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences, Joseph Banks. The title became extinct on his death in 1820.

Banks Baronets, of London (1661)

  • Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet
    Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet
    Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet, was an English merchant and MP, who rose from relatively humble beginnings to be one of the wealthiest merchants in London and owner of several properties.-Life:...

     (1627–1699)
    • Caleb Banks
      Caleb Banks
      Caleb Banks was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1685 and 1696.Banks was the son of Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Dethick, daughter of Sir John Dethick. He was educated at Queens College, Cambridge and admitted at Grey's Inn in February 1675...

      (1659-1696)
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