Gray Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Gray, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007.
The Gray Baronetcy, of Denne Hill, a property in east Kent
, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 5 March 1707 for James Gray. The second Baronet was admitted to the Privy Council
in 1769. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1773.
The Gray Baronetcy, of Tunstall Manor, Hartlepool in the County of Durham, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 July 1917 for the shipbuilder and steel magnate William Gray. He was Chairman of William Gray and Co Ltd, shipbuilders, and the founder of the South Durham Steel and Iron Company Ltd. He served as High Sheriff of Durham in 1909. The second Baronet was High Sheriff
in 1938 and the third served that office in 1998. Tunstall Manor which the first Baronet built in 1899 was demolished in 1926 and latterly the family seat was Eggleston Hall
The Gray Baronetcy, of Denne Hill, a property in east Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 5 March 1707 for James Gray. The second Baronet was admitted to the Privy Council
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1769. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1773.
The Gray Baronetcy, of Tunstall Manor, Hartlepool in the County of Durham, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 July 1917 for the shipbuilder and steel magnate William Gray. He was Chairman of William Gray and Co Ltd, shipbuilders, and the founder of the South Durham Steel and Iron Company Ltd. He served as High Sheriff of Durham in 1909. The second Baronet was High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
in 1938 and the third served that office in 1998. Tunstall Manor which the first Baronet built in 1899 was demolished in 1926 and latterly the family seat was Eggleston Hall
Eggleston Hall
Eggleston Hall is a privately owned 19th century country house near Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II* listed building....
Gray Baronets, of Denne Hill (1707)
- Sir James Gray, 1st BaronetSir James Gray, 1st BaronetSir James Gray, 1st Baronet, of Denne Hill, East Kent, , was an armiger, and a merchant-burgess of Edinburgh, who later managed the affairs in London of James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose....
(d. 1722) - Sir James Gray, 2nd BaronetSir James Gray, 2nd BaronetSir James Gray, 2nd Baronet PC, KB was a British diplomat and antiquary.He was the elder son of Sir James Gray, 1st Baronet and his wife Hester Dodd. His younger brother was General George Gray. He completed his education at Clare College, Cambridge, being awarded M.A. in 1729...
(c. 1708-1773) - Sir George Gray, 3rd Baronet (c. 1710-1773)
Gray Baronets, of Tunstall Manor (1917)
- Sir William Cresswell Gray, 1st Baronet (1867-1924)
- Sir William Gray, 2nd Baronet (1895-1978)
- Sir William Hume Gray, 3rd Baronet (b. 1955)