Hawkesworth Baronets
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The Hawkesworth Baronetcy, of Hawkesworth in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 6 December 1678 for Walter Hawkesworth. The second Baronet was High Sheriff of Yorkshire
in 1721. The title became extinct on his death in 1735.
High Sheriff of Yorkshire
The High Sheriff of Yorkshire was an ancient High Sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. A list of the sheriffs from the Norman conquest onwards can be found below...
in 1721. The title became extinct on his death in 1735.
Hawkesworth Baronets, of Hawkesworth (1678)
- Sir Walter Hawkesworth, 1st Baronet (1660-1683)
- Sir Walter Hawkesworth, 2nd Baronet (d. 1735)