Heron Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for descendants of the ancient 12th century family of Heron of Ford Castle
Ford Castle
Forde Castle is a Grade 1 listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument situated at a shallow crossing point on the River Till, Ford, Northumberland, England....

, Northumberland.

The Heron Baronetcy, of Chipchase, was created on 20 November 1662 in the Baronetage of England by Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...

 for Cuthbert Heron of Chipchase Castle
Chipchase Castle
Chipchase Castle is a 17th-century Jacobean mansion incorporating a substantial 14th-century pele tower which stands north of Hadrian's Wall, near Wark on Tyne, between Bellingham and Hexham in Northumberland, England...

, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...

 in recognition of the loyalty shown to the King's father Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...

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The 5th Baronet, whose father changed his name upon marriage into the Myddleton family, was the nephew of the 3rd Baronet. The baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1801.

The Heron Baronetcy, of Newark upon Trent,was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 August 1778 for Richard Heron, Chief Secretary for Ireland
Chief Secretary for Ireland
The Chief Secretary for Ireland was a key political office in the British administration in Ireland. Nominally subordinate to the Lord Lieutenant, from the late 18th century until the end of British rule he was effectively the government minister with responsibility for governing Ireland; usually...

 1777-80. He was succeeded by his nephew, the 2nd Baronet, who was 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 Grimsby 1812-1818 and for Peterborough
Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past...

 1819-47. The baronetcy became extinct on his death in 1854.

Heron Baronets, of Chipchase (1662)

  • Sir Cuthbert Heron, 1st Baronet (c1618-1688)
  • Sir John Heron, 2nd Baronet (1654-1693)
  • Sir Charles Heron, 3rd Baronet (d. 1704)
  • Sir Henry Heron, 4th Baronet (1696-1749)
  • Sir Thomas Myddleton, 5th Baronet (1723-1801)


Note:- Some sources show Charles Heron (1748-1749) as the 5th Baronet and Thomas Myddleton as the 6th Baronet

Heron Baronets, of Newark upon Trent (1778)

  • Sir Richard Heron, 1st Baronet
    Sir Richard Heron, 1st Baronet
    Sir Richard Heron, 1st Baronet was a politician in the Kingdom of Ireland.He was the youngest son of Robert Heron of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire...

      (1726-1805)
  • Sir Robert Heron, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Robert Heron, 2nd Baronet
    Sir Robert Heron, 2nd Baronet was a British Whig politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1812 to 1847, with a break in 1818–1819.-Early life:...

    (1765-1854)
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