Goldney Baronets
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The Goldney Baronetcy, of Beechfield in the Parish of Corsham
and Bradenstoke Abbey in the Parish of Lyneham, both in the County of Wiltshire
), was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 May 1880 for Gabriel Goldney, Conservative
Member of Parliament
for Chippenham
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1984.
Sir John Goldney
, Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago
, was the third son of the first Baronet.
Corsham
Corsham is a historic market town and civil parish in north west Wiltshire, England. It is at the south western extreme of the Cotswolds, just off the A4 which was formerly the main turnpike road from London to Bristol, between Bath and Chippenham ....
and Bradenstoke Abbey in the Parish of Lyneham, both in the County of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
), was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 May 1880 for Gabriel Goldney, Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Chippenham
Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Chippenham is a parliamentary constituency, abolished in 1983 but recreated in 2010, and represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1984.
Sir John Goldney
John Goldney
Sir John Tankerville Goldney was a British barrister who rose to be Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, and was also High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1910...
, Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago
Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago
The Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago is the highest judge of the state Trinidad and Tobago and presides its Supreme Court of Judicature. He is appointed by a common decision of the President, the Prime Minister and the leader of the main opposition party....
, was the third son of the first Baronet.
Goldney Baronets, of Beechfield and Bradenstoke Abbey (1880)
- Sir Gabriel Goldney, 1st Baronet (1813-1900)
- Sir Gabriel Prior Goldney, 2nd Baronet (1843-1925)
- Sir Frederick Hastings Goldney, 3rd Baronet (1845-1940)
- Sir Henry Hastings Goldney, 4th Baronet (1886-1974)