The Hort Baronetcy, of Castle Strange in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 8 September 1767 for John Hort, Consul-General at Lisbon

Lisbon

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, Portugal

Portugal

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. He was the second son of The Right Reverend Josiah Hort

Josiah Hort

Josiah Hort , was an English clergyman of the Church of Ireland who ended his career as archbishop of Tuam .Brought up as a Nonconformist, Hort went to school with the hymn writer Isaac Watts, who was his lifelong friend...

, Archbishop of Tuam

Archbishop of Tuam

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. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Kildare

Kildare (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1831 to 1832. The third Baronet was a Lieutenant-General in the British Army

British Army

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 and fought in the Crimean War

Crimean War

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. The current Baronet is Sir Andrew Edwin Fenton Hort, of East Prawle

East Prawle

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, Devon

Devon

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.

The theologian Fenton John Anthony Hort

Fenton John Anthony Hort

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 was the grandson of the first Baronet.

Hort Baronets, of Castle Strange (1767)

• Sir John Hort, 1st Baronet (1735-1807)
• Sir Josiah William Hort, 2nd Baronet (1791-1876)
• Sir John Josiah Hort, 3rd Baronet (1824-1882)
• Sir William Fitzmaurice Hort, 4th Baronet (1827-1887)
• Sir Fenton Josiah Hort, 5th Baronet (1836-1902)
• Sir Arthur Fenton Hort, 6th Baronet (1864-1935)
• Sir Fenton George Hort, 7th Baronet (1896-1960)
• Sir James Fenton Hort, 8th Baronet (1926-1995)
• Sir Andrew Edwin Fenton Hort, 9th Baronet (b. 1954)

The heir apparent

Heir apparent

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is the present holder's son James John Fenton Hort (b. 1989)