Beale Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname of Beale.

The Baronetcy of Beale of Maidstone was created in the Baronetage of England on 16 October 1660 for John Beale of Farningham Court, near Maidstone, Kent. He was the grandson of Thomas Beale, Mayor of Maidstone and served as High Sheriff of Kent
High Sheriff of Kent
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 in 1665. The Baronetcy was extinct on his death.

The Baronetcy of Beale of Drumlamford, Ayrshire
Ayrshire
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 was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 July 1912 for William Phipson Beale. The son of a Birmingham solicitor he trained to become a Chancery barrister. He was Member of Parliament
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 for South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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 1906-18. He was a crystallographer
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 and mineralogist and President of the Mineralogical Society. The Baronetcy was extinct on his death.

Beale of Drumlamford (1912)

  • Sir William Phipson Beale KC, 1st Baronet (1839-1922)
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