Delves Baronets
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There has been one creation of baronets with the surname Delves.

The Delves family originated in Staffordshire and the Baronets were descended from Sir John Delves, Knight of the Shire for Staffordshire and three times High Sheriff of Staffordshire
High Sheriff of Staffordshire
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Staffordshire.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...

, and Sir John Delves, twice High Sheriff who was killed during the Wars of the Roses
Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic civil wars for the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York...

 at the Battle of Tewkesbury
Battle of Tewkesbury
The Battle of Tewkesbury, which took place on 4 May 1471, was one of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses. The forces loyal to the House of Lancaster were completely defeated by those of the rival House of York under their monarch, King Edward IV...

 in 1471.

The Baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of England on 8 May 1621 for Thomas Delves the great grandson of Sir Henry Delves Kt of Dodington, Cheshire, 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...

 on two occasions. The first three Baronets also served as High Sheriffs of Cheshire.

The Baronetcy became extinct on the death of the 4th Baronet. His daughter and heiress Elizabeth Delves married Sir Brian Broughton Bt
Broughton Baronets
The Broughton, later Broughton-Delves, later Broughton Baronetcy, of Broughton in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Baronetage of England...

 in 1710.

Delves of Dodington, Cheshire (8 May 1621)

Created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
  • Sir Thomas Delves, 1st Baronet (30 Nov 1571 - 23 Apr 1658) 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...

  • Sir Henry Delves, 2nd Baronet (24 May 1597 - 23 May 1663)
  • Sir Thomas Delves, 3rd Baronet (28 Aug 1630 - 15 May 1713)
  • Sir Thomas Delves, 4th Baronet (4 Oct 1652 - 12 Sep 1727)
  • The Baronetcy became extinct on his death.
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