The Kennaway Baronetcy of Hyderabad in the East Indies, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 25 February 1791 for John Kennaway, British Resident

Resident (title)

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 at the Court of the Nizam

Nizam

Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad popularly known as Nizams of Hyderabad was a former monarchy of the Hyderabad State, now in the states of Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , and Maharashtra in India...

, in recognition of his part in the negotiation of the 1790 alliance between the Nizam and the East India Company

East India Company

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The second Baronet was High Sheriff of Devon

High Sheriff of Devon

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 in 1866. The third Baronet was a Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 politician.

The Kennaway family originated in Fife, Scotland and moved to Devon in the late 17th century. The family seat since 1794 has been Escot House

Escot House

Escot House is a privately owned 19th century country house, the home of the Kennaway family, situated at Talaton, near Ottery St Mary, East Devon. It is a Grade II listed building....

, Talaton, near Ottery St Mary

Ottery St Mary

Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery" , is a town in the East Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Otter, about ten miles east of Exeter on the B3174. It is part of a large civil parish of the same name, which also covers the villages of West Hill, Metcombe, Fairmile, Alfington, Tipton St...

, Devon

Devon

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Kennaway Baronets of Hyderabad (1791)

• Sir John Kennaway, 1st Baronet (1758–1836)
• Sir John Kennaway, 2nd Baronet (1797–1873)
• Sir John Henry Kennaway, 3rd Baronet
  Sir John Kennaway, 3rd Baronet
  Sir John Henry Kennaway, 3rd Baronet PC was an English Conservative Party politician.He was Member of Parliament for East Devon from 1870 to 1885, when the constituency was abolished by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885...
  
  (1837–1919)
• Sir John Kennaway, 4th Baronet (1879–1956)
• Sir John Lawrence Kennaway, 5th Baronet (b. 1933)