Lethbridge Baronets
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The Lethbridge Baronetcy, of Westaway House and Winkley Court in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 15 June 1804 for John Lethbridge. The second Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
for Somerset
between 1806 and 1812 and 1826 and 1830. They were associated with Sandhill Park
.
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 Somerset
Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)
Somerset was a parliamentary constituency in Somerset, which returned two Members of Parliament , known traditionally as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of England until 1707, the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from...
between 1806 and 1812 and 1826 and 1830. They were associated with Sandhill Park
Sandhill Park
Sandhill Park in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England was built as a country house around 1720. It was later used as a prisoner of war camp, home for handicapped children and later as a military and civilian hospital....
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Lethbridge Baronets, of Westaway House and Winkley Court (1804)
- Sir John Lethbridge, 1st Baronet (d. 1815); in 2010 discovered to be the father of Claire ClairmontClaire ClairmontClara Mary Jane Clairmont , or Claire Clairmont as she was commonly known, was a stepsister of writer Mary Shelley and the mother of Lord Byron's daughter Allegra.-Early life:...
- Sir Thomas Buckler Lethbridge, 2nd Baronet (1778-1849)
- Sir John Hesketh Lethbridge, 3rd Baronet (1798-1873)
- Sir Wroth Acland Lethbridge, 4th Baronet (1831-1902)
- Sir Wroth Periam Christopher Lethbridge, 5th Baronet (1863-1950)
- Sir Hector Wroth Lethbridge, 6th Baronet (1898-1978)
- Sir Thomas Periam Hector Noel Lethbridge, 7th Baronet (b. 1950)