There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname East, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The East Baronetcy of Hall Place, Maidenhead, Berkshire was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain for William East on 5 Jun 1766 who was High Sheriff of Berkshire

High Sheriff of Berkshire

The High Sheriff of Berkshire, in common with other counties, was originally the King's representative on taxation upholding the law in Saxon times. The word Sheriff evolved from 'shire-reeve'....

 the same year. The second baronet, Sir Gilbert East, was appointed High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1822.

The East Baronetcy of Calcutta was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom for Edward Hyde East on 25 April 1823. He was MP for Great Bedwyn

Great Bedwyn (UK Parliament constituency)

Great Bedwyn was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-1295–1640:-1640–1832:Notes...

 (1792-1796) and Winchester (1823-1831). His son, the second baronet Sir James Buller East, was also MP for Winchester (1831-1832) and (1835-1864).

East Baronets, of Hall Place (GB 1766)

• Sir William East, 1st Baronet of Hall Place, Maidenhead (1738–1819)
• Sir Gilbert East, 2nd Baronet of Hall Place, Maidenhead (1764–1828) Extinct on his death

East Baronets of Calcutta, India (UK 1823)

• Sir Edward Hyde East, 1st Baronet
  Sir Edward Hyde East, 1st Baronet
  Sir Edward Hyde East, 1st Baronet was a British member of parliament, legal writer, and judge in India. He served as chief justice of Calcutta from 1813 to 1822....
  
    (1764–1847)
• Sir James Buller East, 2nd Baronet
  Sir James Buller East, 2nd Baronet
  Sir James Buller East, 2nd Baronet was a British barrister.East, eldest son of Sir Edward Hyde East, was born in Bloomsbury, London, on 1 February 1789. He was educated at Harrow and at Christ Church, Oxford, where he proceeded B.A. in 1810, M.A. in 1824, and was created a Doctor of Civil Law on...
  
   (1789–1878) Extinct on his death

See also

For the Clayton-East and Clayton-East-Clayton Baronets of Marden Park, see Clayton Baronets

Clayton Baronets

There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Clayton, two in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...