Hales Baronets
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The Hales Baronetcy, is a title in the Baronetage of England. There were three Hales baronetcies. The oldest was created in 1611 for Edward Hales. He was a member of a Kent
family. The second was created in 1660 for Robert Hales, MP for Hythe 1659, also of a Kent family. The third was created in 1660 for John Hales of Coventry, co. Warwick.
Hales of Woodchurch
Created in the Baronetage of England,
Hales of Coventry
Created in the Baronetage of England, it became extinct with the successive deaths of three brothers in their early twenties. The family descends from a younger branch of Hales of Woodchurch (see above)
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...
family. The second was created in 1660 for Robert Hales, MP for Hythe 1659, also of a Kent family. The third was created in 1660 for John Hales of Coventry, co. Warwick.
Hales of WoodchurchWoodchurch, KentWoodchurch is a village and civil parish, 7 miles from the market town of Ashford and from the Cinque Ports town of Tenterden, in Kent, South East England....
and TunstallTunstall, KentTunstall is a village in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England. Situated to the south of Sittingbourne, Tunstall is a small linear village. Notable sights include St John the Baptist Church, Tunstall Church of England primary school and large village manor house, and a former police house which is...
, KentKentKent 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...
(1 February 1626; extinct)
Created in the Baronetage of England,
- Sir Edward Hales, 1st BaronetSir Edward Hales, 1st BaronetSir Edward Hales, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1625 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War....
(1576 - 1654) - Sir Edward Hales, 2nd Baronet (1626 - 1684)
- Sir Edward Hales, 3rd BaronetSir Edward Hales, 3rd BaronetSir Edward Hales, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1679 to 1681...
(1645 - 1695) A convert to Roman Catholicism, he was much in favour with James IIJames II of EnglandJames II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
, who appointed him to various Lieutenancies and positions of confidence. After the RevolutionGlorious RevolutionThe Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau...
of 1688, he continued to attend James IIJames II of EnglandJames II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
at the exiled court in France at St. Germain-en-Laye and was a prominent member of the Catholic cabinet under the Duke of Melfort. Created in 1692, Earl of Tenterden, Viscount Tunstall and Baron Hales of Emley in the Jacobite PeerageJacobite peerageAfter the deposition by the English parliament in February 1689 of King James II and VII from the thrones of England and Ireland , he and his successors continued to create peers and baronets, which they believed was their right...
of England by James IIJames II of EnglandJames II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
. - Sir John Hales, 4th Baronet, 2nd Jacobite Earl of Tenterden (1672-1744). Hales was the second and eldest surviving son of Sir Edward Hales 3rd Baronet, and Frances Windebank (dau. of Sir Thomas Windebank (1582 - 1646) of Hougham, LincolnshireHougham, LincolnshireHougham is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It once had its own Hougham railway station on the line between Grantham and Newark...
, In 1718 Hales abandoned his Catholic faith and became an Anglican. He was offered a peerage by George IGeorge I of Great BritainGeorge I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....
but declined it, because he would not be allowed to hold his claim to the earldom of TenterdenTenterdenTenterden is a Cinque Port town in the Ashford District of Kent, England. It stands on the edge of the Weald, overlooking the valley of the River Rother....
, conferred on his father by James IIJames II of EnglandJames II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland...
. Hales was granted the freedom of the city CanterburyCanterburyCanterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
after he installed a water supply in lead pipes at his own expense. In recognition of this gift, there was much festivity and many church bells were rung in his honour. In 1730, Hales gave an unusual one handed clock to St Stephen's church in Canterbury, which is still in use on the tower wall to this day. Hales married Mary Catherine Bealing in 1695 she was dau. of Sir Richard BealingRichard Bellings, (knight, secretary)Sir Richard Bellings was the Knight secretary to Catherine of Braganza.In 1662 Charles II sent Sir Richard Bellings to Rome to arrange the terms of England’s conversion to Romanism.,...
. He was buried at TunstallTunstall, KentTunstall is a village in the Borough of Swale in Kent, England. Situated to the south of Sittingbourne, Tunstall is a small linear village. Notable sights include St John the Baptist Church, Tunstall Church of England primary school and large village manor house, and a former police house which is...
on 20 January 1744. - Sir Edward Hales, 5th Baronet, 3rd Jacobite Earl of Tenterden (1730-1802)
- Sir Edward Hales, 6th Baronet, 4th Jacobite Earl of Tenterden (1758-1829)
Hales of Beakesbourne Kent (12 July 1660; extinct)
Created in the Baronetage of England, this is a senior branch to the Hales of Woodchurch.- Sir Robert Hales, 1st BaronetSir Robert Hales, 1st BaronetSir Robert Hales, 1st Baronet was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659.Hales was the son of Thomas Hales of Beaksbourne, Kent, and his wife Mary Peyton, daughter of Sir Thomas Peyton of Knowlton, Kent...
(c. 1610-December 1693) MP for HytheHythe (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...
1659; his son Thomas Hales of Howlets died in his lifetime, and he was succeeded by his grandson: - Sir Thomas Hales, 2nd BaronetSir Thomas Hales, 2nd BaronetSir Thomas Hales, 2nd Baronet , of Beakesbourne and Brymore in Kent, was an English Member of Parliament.Hales was the eldest son of Thomas Hales of Howlets and grandson of Sir Robert Hales, who had been created a baronet at the Restoration. His father having already died, he succeeded to his...
(24 February 1666-7 January 1748) who succeeded his grandfather. He was MP for KentKent (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...
1701-1705 and CanterburyCanterbury (UK Parliament constituency)Canterbury is a county constituency which has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 1918. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
1715-1734,1735-1741 and 1746-1747 - Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd BaronetSir Thomas Hales, 3rd BaronetSir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet , of Beakesbourne in Kent, was an English courtier and Member of Parliament.Hales was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Hales, 2nd Baronet, of Brymore, and was educated at Oriel College, Oxford...
(c. 1694-6 October 1762) an MP in various rotten boroughs; he was MP for MineheadMinehead (UK Parliament constituency)Minehead was a parliamentary borough in Somerset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1563 until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Great Reform Act.- MPs 1563–1629 :...
1722-1727, CamelfordCamelford (UK Parliament constituency)Camelford was a rotten borough in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1552 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
1727-1734, GrampoundGrampound (UK Parliament constituency)Grampound in Cornwall, was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1821. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.-History:Grampound's...
1734-1741, HytheHythe (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...
1744-1761 and as Sir Thomas Hales, Bart, he was MP for East GrinsteadEast 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...
1761-1762 - Sir Thomas Pym Hales, 4th BaronetSir Thomas Hales, 4th BaronetSir Thomas Pym Hales, 4th Baronet , of Beakesbourne in Kent, was an English Member of Parliament.Hales was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet, a long-serving Member of Parliament who held a series of lucrative posts in the Royal Household. He succeeded to his father's baronetcy on 6...
(c. 1726-18 March 1773) MP for Downton 1762-1768 and Dover 1770-1773; he had five daughters, of whom the youngest Caroline was mother of Philip Gore, 4th Earl of ArranPhilip Gore, 4th Earl of ArranPhilip Yorke Gore, 4th Earl of Arran KP , known as Philip Gore until 1837, was an Anglo-Irish peer and diplomat.Born at Dublin Castle, Arran was the eldest son of Colonel the Hon...
, ancestor of all subsequent earls. He was therefore succeeded by his younger brother: - Sir Philip Hales, 5th BaronetSir Philip Hales, 5th BaronetSir Philip Hales, 5th Baronet , of Beakesbourne in Kent, was an English courtier and Member of Parliament.Hales was the sixth son of Sir Thomas Hales, 3rd Baronet, a long-serving Member of Parliament who held a series of lucrative posts in the Royal Household...
(c. 1735-12 April 1824) who left an only daughter.
Hales of CoventryCoventryCoventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
Warwick (28 August 1660; extinct)
Created in the Baronetage of England, it became extinct with the successive deaths of three brothers in their early twenties. The family descends from a younger branch of Hales of Woodchurch (see above)
- Sir John Hales, 1st Baronet; succeeded by his elder son
- Sir Christopher Hales, 2nd Baronet (4 Jun 1670-7 Jan 1717); MP for Coventry 1698-1707 and 1711-1715. He died unmarried, and was succeeded by his next brother
- Sir Edward Hales, 3rd BaronetSir Edward Hales, 3rd BaronetSir Edward Hales, 3rd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1679 to 1681...
(d. 3 September 1720) who married and had issue three sons and three daughters. - Sir Christopher Hales, 4th Baronet (d. 8 May 1766) who married Miss Harrington (or Harison Columbine (bur 03.06.1762) said to be daughter of Benjamin Columbine of Moreley, and had issue. His son
- Sir John Hales, 5th Baronet (c. 1743-15 February 1802) who married Anne Scott, and had three sons, who succeeded as baronets, and also five daughters.
- Sir John Scott Hales, 6th Baronet (17 Nov 1779 - 22 Feb 1803)
- Sir Samuel Hales, 7th Baronet (10 Oct 1782 - 22 Jan 1805)
- Sir Christopher Hales, 8th Baronet (24 Aug 1785-16 Jan 1806) with whom the baronetcy became extinct.