Farnaby Baronets
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The Farnaby, later Farnaby-Radcliffe, later Farnaby Baronetcy, of Keppington in the County of Kent, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 21 July 1726 for Sir Charles Farnaby, a descendant of Thomas Farnaby
Thomas Farnaby
Thomas Farnaby was an English schoolmaster and scholar.-Early life:He was the son of a London carpenter...

. The third Baronet married Penelope, sister and heiress of John Radcliffe, of Hitchen Priory. On his marriage he assumed the additional surname of Radcliffe. Farnaby-Radcliffe sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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 for East Grinstead
East Grinstead (UK Parliament constituency)
East Grinstead was a parliamentary constituency in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. It first existed as a Parliamentary borough from 1307, returning two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons elected by the bloc vote system...

, Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...

 and Hythe
Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)
Hythe was a constituency centred on the town of Hythe in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons until 1832, when its representation was reduced to one member...

. He died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. The title became extinct on the death of the latter's son, the fifth Baronet, in 1859.

Farnaby, later Farnaby-Radcliffe, later Farnaby Baronets, of Keppington (1726)

  • Sir Charles Farnaby, 1st Baronet (1674-1741)
  • Sir Thomas Farnaby, 2nd Baronet (c. 1708-1760)
  • Sir Charles Farnaby-Radcliffe, 3rd Baronet (c. 1740-1798)
  • Sir John Farnaby, 4th Baronet (1743-1802)
  • Sir Charles Francis Farnaby, 5th Baronet (1787-1859)
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