Marling Baronets
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The Marling Baronetcy, of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 May 1882 for the cloth manufacturer and Liberal
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 politician Samuel Marling. The second Baronet served as High Sheriff
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 of Gloucester
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 in 1888. The third Baronet was a Colonel
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 in the Army and was awarded the Victoria Cross
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Marling Baronets, of Stanley Park and Sedbury Park (1882)

  • Sir Samuel Stephens Marling, 1st Baronet (1810-1883)
  • Sir William Henry Marling, 2nd Baronet (1835-1919)
  • Sir Percival Scrope Marling, 3rd Baronet (1861-1936)
  • Sir John Stanley Vincent Marling, 4th Baronet (1910-1977)
  • Sir Charles William Somerset Marling, 5th Baronet (b. 1951)


There is no heir to the title.
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