Lever Baronets
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There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Lever, all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Lever Baronetcy, of Hans Crescent in Chelsea, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 February 1911 for the Liberal
politician Arthur Lever
. Born Arthur Levy, he assumed the surname of Lever in lieu of Levy by deed poll
in 1896 and by Royal license in 1911. The second Baronet was an author of historical works such as The Life and Times of Sir Robert Peel (1942) and The House of Pitt (1947). The third Baronet is a writer on nature and wildlife.
Maurice Levy, elder brother of the first Baronet, was created a Baronet in 1913 (see Levy Baronets
).
The Lever Baronetcy, of Thornton Manor
, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 July 1911. For more information on this creation, see the Viscount Leverhulme
.
The Lever Baronetcy, of Allerton in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 February 1920 for the accountant and civil servant Hardman Lever
. The title became extinct on his death in 1947.
There is no heir to the baronetcy.
The Lever Baronetcy, of Hans Crescent in Chelsea, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 February 1911 for the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician Arthur Lever
Arthur Lever
For the Wales international footballer see Arthur Lever Sir Arthur Levy Lever, 1st Baronet , known as Arthur Levy until 1896, was a Liberal Party politician in England....
. Born Arthur Levy, he assumed the surname of Lever in lieu of Levy by deed poll
Deed poll
A deed poll is a legal document binding only to a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an active intention...
in 1896 and by Royal license in 1911. The second Baronet was an author of historical works such as The Life and Times of Sir Robert Peel (1942) and The House of Pitt (1947). The third Baronet is a writer on nature and wildlife.
Maurice Levy, elder brother of the first Baronet, was created a Baronet in 1913 (see Levy Baronets
Levy Baronets
The Levy Baronetcy, of Humberstone Hall in the County of Leicester, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 4 February 1913 for Sir Maurice Levy, Liberal Member of Parliament for Loughborough from 1900 to 1918. The third Baronet served as High Sheriff of...
).
The Lever Baronetcy, of Thornton Manor
Thornton Manor
Thornton Manor is a large house in the village of Thornton Hough, Wirral, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. The house was first built in the middle of the 19th century and has been altered and extended in a number of phases since...
, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 July 1911. For more information on this creation, see the Viscount Leverhulme
Viscount Leverhulme
Viscount Leverhulme, of the Western Isles in the Counties of Inverness and Ross and Cromarty, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1922 for the industrialist and philanthropist William Lever, 1st Baron Leverhulme...
.
The Lever Baronetcy, of Allerton in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 February 1920 for the accountant and civil servant Hardman Lever
Hardman Lever
Sir Samuel Hardman Lever, 1st Baronet, KCB , generally known as Sir Hardman Lever, and as "Sammie" to his friends, was an English accountant and civil servant....
. The title became extinct on his death in 1947.
Lever Baronets, of Hans Crescent (1911)
- Sir Arthur Levy Lever, 1st Baronet (1860-1924)
- Sir Tresham Joseph Philip Lever, 2nd Baronet (1900-1975)
- Sir (Tresham) Christopher Arthur Lindsay Lever, 3rd Baronet (b. 1932)
There is no heir to the baronetcy.
Lever Baronets, of Allerton (1920)
- Sir Samuel Hardman Lever, 1st Baronet (1869-1947)