Hawkins Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Hawkins, both in the Baronetage of Great Britain. One creation is extant as of 2008.
The Hawkins Baronetcy, of Kelston in the County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 July 1778 for Cæsar Hawkins, Serjeant-Surgeon to George II
and George III
. Cæsar Hawkins, son of Reverend E. Hawkins, younger son of the first Baronet, was also a distinguished surgeon. The third Baronet was High Sheriff of Somerset
for 1807.
The Hawkins Baronetcy, of Trewithen in the County of Cornwall, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 28 July 1791 for Christopher Hawkins, Member of Parliament
for St Michaels
, Grampound
, Penryn
and St Ives
. The title became extinct on his death in 1829.
The Hawkins Baronetcy, of Kelston in the County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 July 1778 for Cæsar Hawkins, Serjeant-Surgeon to George II
George II of Great Britain
George II was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.George was the last British monarch born outside Great Britain. He was born and brought up in Northern Germany...
and George III
George III of the United Kingdom
George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...
. Cæsar Hawkins, son of Reverend E. Hawkins, younger son of the first Baronet, was also a distinguished surgeon. The third Baronet was High Sheriff of Somerset
High Sheriff of Somerset
The Office of High Sheriff of Somerset is an ancient High Sheriff title which has been in existence for over one thousand years. The position was once a powerful position responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing law and order in Somerset a county in South West England. In modern times the...
for 1807.
The Hawkins Baronetcy, of Trewithen in the County of Cornwall, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 28 July 1791 for Christopher Hawkins, 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 St Michaels
Mitchell (UK Parliament constituency)
Mitchell, or St Michael was a rotten borough consisting of the town of Mitchell, Cornwall. From the first Parliament of Edward VI, in 1547, it elected two members to the Unreformed House of Commons.-History:The borough encompassed parts of two parishes, Newlyn East and St Enoder...
, Grampound
Grampound (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...
, Penryn
Penryn (UK Parliament constituency)
Penryn was a parliamentary borough in Cornwall, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1553 until 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to until 1832...
and St Ives
St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)
St. Ives is a county constituency 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.-History:...
. The title became extinct on his death in 1829.
Hawkins Baronets, of Kelston (1778)
- Sir Cæsar Hawkins, 1st Baronet (1711-1786)
- Sir Cæsar Hawkins, 2nd Baronet (c. 1781-1793)
- Sir John Cæsar Hawkins, 3rd Baronet (1782-1861)
- Sir John Cæsar Hawkins, 4th Baronet (1837-1929)
- Sir John Scott Cæsar Hawkins, 5th Baronet (1875-1939)
- Sir Villiers Godfrey Cæsar Hawkins, 6th Baronet (1890-1955)
- Sir Humphry Villiers Cæsar Hawkins, 7th Baronet (1923-1993)
- Sir Howard Cæsar Hawkins, 8th Baronet (1956-1999)
- Sir Richard Cæsar Hawkins, 9th Baronet (b. 1958)