Crossley Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Crossley, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The Crossley Baronetcy, of Belle Vue and Somerleyton, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 January 1863. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Somerleyton
Baron Somerleyton
Baron Somerleyton, of Somerleyton in the County of Suffolk, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1916 for the Liberal Unionist politician and former Paymaster-General Sir Savile Crossley, 2nd Baronet. the titles are held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded...

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The Crossley Baronetcy, of Glenfield in Dunham Massey in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 November 1909 for William Crossley. He was a Director of the Manchester Ship Canal
Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a river navigation 36 miles long in the North West of England. Starting at the Mersey Estuary near Liverpool, it generally follows the original routes of the rivers Mersey and Irwell through the historic counties of Cheshire and Lancashire. Several sets of locks lift...

, Chairman of Crossley Brothers (Ltd), of Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

, and Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...

 Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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 for Altrincham
Altrincham (UK Parliament constituency)
Altrincham was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1945. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...

 from 1906 to 1911. The second Baronet served as High Sheriff of Cheshire
High Sheriff of Cheshire
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...

 in 1919. As of 2007 the presumed sixth Baronet has not successfully proven his succession and is not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. For more information, follow this link.

Anthony Crossley
Anthony Crossley
Anthony Crommelin Crossley was a British a writer, publisher and Conservative politician.Crossley was born on 13 August 1903, the only son of Sir Kenneth Irwin Crossley, 2nd Baronet. His father was chairman of Crossley Brothers Limited and Crossley Motors Limited.In 1916 Crossley enrolled at Eton...

 (1903-1939), only son of the second Baronet, represented Oldham
Oldham (UK Parliament constituency)
Oldham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham, England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...

 and Stretford
Stretford (UK Parliament constituency)
Stretford was a parliamentary constituency in North West England, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....

 in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

 before his early death in an aircrash.

Crossley Baronets, of Glenfield (1909)

  • Sir William John Crossley, 1st Baronet
    Sir William Crossley, 1st Baronet
    Sir William John Crossley, 1st Baronet was a British engineer and Liberal politician.W J Crossley was born at Glenburn, near Lisburn, County Antrim. His ancestors had come to Ireland from Lancashire at the time of the Williamite War...

    (1844-1911)
  • Sir Kenneth Irwin Crossley, 2nd Baronet (1877-1957)
  • Sir Christopher John Crossley, 3rd Baronet (1931-1989)
  • Sir Nicholas John Crossley, 4th Baronet (1962-2000)
  • Sir Julian Charles Crossley, 5th Baronet (1964-2003)
  • Sir Sloan Nicholas Crossley, 6th Baronet (b. 1958)
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