The Blunt Baronetcy, of London, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 17 June 1720 for John Blunt. He was a director of the South Sea Company. His great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, represented Lewes

Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)

Lewes is a constituency located in East Sussex and centred on the town of Lewes. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a safe Conservative seat until 1997, but the Liberal Democrats have gained a strong foothold.-Boundaries:The constituency is...

 in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

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 from 1831 to 1840. His line of the family failed on the death of his son, the fifth Baronet, in 1847. The late Baronet was succeeded by his first cousin, the sixth Baronet. He was the son of Richard Charles Blunt, second son of the third Baronet. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his first cousin, the seventh Baronet. He was the son of William Blunt, third son of the third Baronet. He died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the eighth Baronet. He fought in the Indian Rebellion of 1857

Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to...

. The baronetcy descended in the direct line until the death of his grandson, the tenth Baronet, in 1969. He was succeeded by his younger brother, the eleventh Baronet. As of 2007 the title is held by the latter's son, the twelfth Baronet, who succeeded in 1975.

Another member of the family was Major-General Charles Harris Blunt (1825-1900), grandson of Walter Blunt, younger son of the second Baronet. His son Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Walter Blunt (1869-1949) married Sibell Lilian Blunt-Mackenzie, 3rd Countess of Cromartie. Consequently, their grandson John Ruaridh Grant Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie, is also in remainder to the Blunt Baronetcy of London.

Blunt Baronets, of London (1720)

• Sir John Blunt, 1st Baronet (1665-1733)
• Sir Henry Blunt, 2nd Baronet (1696-1759)
• Sir Charles William Blunt, 3rd Baronet (1731-1802)
• Sir Charles Richard Blunt, 4th Baronet (1775-1840)
• Sir Walter Blunt, 5th Baronet (1826-1847)
• Sir Charles William Blunt, 6th Baronet (1810-1890)
• Sir William Blunt, 7th Baronet (1826-1902)
• Sir John Harvey Blunt, 8th Baronet (1839-1922)
• Sir John Harvey Blunt, 9th Baronet (1872-1938)
• Sir John Lionel Reginald Blunt, 10th Baronet (1908-1969)
• Sir Richard David Harvey Blunt, 11th Baronet (1912-1975)
• Sir David Richard Reginald Harvey Blunt, 12th Baronet (b. 1938)