Laking Baronets
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The Laking Baronetcy, of Kensington in the Parish of Saint Mary Abbots in the Royal Borough of Kensington in the County of London, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 28 July 1902 for Sir Francis Laking, Physician-in-Ordinary to Edward VII
Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...

 and George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....

. His son, the second Baronet, was an art historian and the first keeper of the London Museum
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The London Museum was inaugurated on 21 March 1912 by King George V with Queen Mary and Princess Mary and Prince George at Kensington Palace. It opened for public visitation on 8 April, admitting more than 13.000 visitors during the day. Two years later the collections were removed to Lancaster...

. The title became extinct on the early death of the latter's son, the third Baronet, in 1930.

Laking Baronets, of Kensington 81902)

  • Sir Francis Henry Laking, 1st Baronet (1847-1914)
  • Sir Guy Francis Laking, 2nd Baronet (1875-1919)
  • Sir Guy Francis William Laking, 3rd Baronet (1904-1930)
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