The Henniker Baronetcy, of Newton Hall in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 2 November 1813 for Brydges Henniker, who had earlier represented Kildare Borough

Kildare Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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 in the last Irish Parliament

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. He was the youngest son of John Henniker, 1st Baron Henniker

John Henniker, 1st Baron Henniker

John Henniker, 1st Baron Henniker , known as Sir John Henniker, 2nd Baronet, from 1782 to 1800, was a British merchant and Member of Parliament....

. The sixth Baronet was an Admiral

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 in the Royal Navy

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 and sat as Conservative

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 Member of Parliament

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 for Galloway

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. The eighth Baronet was a Brigadier

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 in the Royal Engineers

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. As of 13 June 2007, the presumed ninth and present holder of the baronetcy has not successfully proven his succession and is therefore not on the Official Roll of the Baronetage, with the baronetcy dormant since 1991. For more information, follow this link).

As a descendant of the first Baron Henniker the (presumed) ninth and present holder of the baronetcy is also in remainder to this title.

Henniker Baronets, of Newton Hall (1813)

• Sir Brydges Trecothic Henniker, 1st Baronet (1767-1816)
• Sir Frederick Henniker, 2nd Baronet (1793-1825)
• Sir Augustus Brydges Henniker, 3rd Baronet (1795-1849)
• Sir Brydges Powell Henniker, 4th Baronet (1835-1906)
• Sir Frederick Brydges Major Henniker, 5th Baronet (1862-1908)
• Sir Arthur John Henniker-Hughan, 6th Baronet
  Sir Arthur Henniker-Hughan, 6th Baronet
  Sir Arthur John Henniker-Hughan, 6th Baronet was an Admiral in the Royal Navy and sat as Unionist Member of Parliament for Galloway from 1924 until his death.-Personal life:...
  
  (1866-1925)
• Sir Robert John Aldborough Henniker, 7th Baronet (1888-1958)
• Sir Mark Chandos Auberon Henniker, 8th Baronet (1906-1991)
• Sir Adrian Chandos Henniker, 9th Baronet (b. 1946)

There is no heir to the baronetcy.