The Lighton Baronetcy, of Merville in Dublin, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 1 March 1791 for the Dublin banker and politician Thomas Lighton. He sat as a Member of the Irish Parliament for Tuam

Tuam (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Tuam was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.-1692–1801:...

 from 1790 to 1797 and Carlingford

Carlingford (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Carlingford was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1801.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Carlingford was represented with two members.-1689–1801:...

 from 1798 to 1800. His partner in the banking firm of Lighton, Needham & Shaw, Robert Shaw, was created a Baronet in 1821 (see Shaw Baronets

Shaw Baronets

There has been six Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Shaw, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations extant as of 2010....

).

Lighton Baronets, of Merville (1791)

• Sir Thomas Lighton, 1st Baronet (d. 1805)
• Sir Thomas Lighton, 2nd Baronet (1787–1816)
• Sir Thomas Lighton, 3rd Baronet (1814–1817)
• Sir John Lees Lighton, 4th Baronet (1792–1827)
• Sir John Hamilton Lighton, 5th Baronet (1818–1844)
• Sir Christopher Robert Lighton, 6th Baronet (1819–1875)
• Sir Christopher Robert Lighton, 7th Baronet (1848–1929)
• Sir Christopher Robert Lighton, 8th Baronet (1897–1993)
• Sir Thomas Hamilton Lighton, 9th Baronet (b. 1954)