Baron Knaresborough
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The Meysey-Thompson Baronetcy, of Kirby Hall in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 March 1874 for Harry Meysey-Thompson, Liberal
Member of Parliament
for Whitby
. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a Liberal, and later Liberal Unionist politician. On 26 December 1905 he was created Baron Knaresborough, of Kirby Hall (near Great Ouseburn
) in the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. The barony became extinct on his death in 1929 while the baronetcy survived. The presumed fourth Baronet never successfully proved his succession and was never on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. When he died in 2002 the baronetcy became extinct as well.
Liberal Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Whitby
Whitby (UK Parliament constituency)
Whitby was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, MP elected by the first past the post system.-History:...
. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a Liberal, and later Liberal Unionist politician. On 26 December 1905 he was created Baron Knaresborough, of Kirby Hall (near Great Ouseburn
Great Ouseburn
Great Ouseburn is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 4 miles south east of Boroughbridge....
) in the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. The barony became extinct on his death in 1929 while the baronetcy survived. The presumed fourth Baronet never successfully proved his succession and was never on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. When he died in 2002 the baronetcy became extinct as well.
Meysey-Thompson Baronets, of Kirby Hall (1874)
- Sir Harry Stephen Meysey-Thompson, 1st Baronet (1809–1874)
- Sir Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson, 2nd Baronet (1845–1929) (created Baron Knaresborough in 1905)
Barons Knaresborough (1905)
- Henry Meysey Meysey-Thompson, 1st Baron Knaresborough (1845–1929)
Meysey-Thompson Baronets, of Kirby Hall (1874; Reverted)
- Sir Algar de Clifford Charles Meysey-Thompson, 3rd Baronet (1885–1967)
- Sir (Humphrey) Simon Meysey-Thompson, 4th Baronet (1935–2002)