Neave Baronets
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The Neave Baronetcy, of Dagnam Park in the County of Essex, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 13 May 1795 for Richard Neave
, Governor of the Bank of England
from 1783 to 1785. Lady Dorina Neave (1880–1955), wife of Sir Thomas (d. 1940), was the author of three books about Turkey
. She settled with her husband at Dagnam Park and was the last of the family to live there before its requisition in the winter of 1940 and eventual demolition in 1950.
The soldier and Conservative
politician Airey Neave
was the son of Sheffield Airey Neave, grandson of Sheffield Neave, third son of the second Baronet. After his assassination in 1979 his widow Diana Neave
was created a life peer as Baroness Airey of Abingdon in his honour.
Sir Richard Neave, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Neave, 1st Baronet was a British merchant and a Governor of the Bank of England.Neave was the son of James Neave and Susanna Trueman...
, Governor of the Bank of England
Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world...
from 1783 to 1785. Lady Dorina Neave (1880–1955), wife of Sir Thomas (d. 1940), was the author of three books about Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. She settled with her husband at Dagnam Park and was the last of the family to live there before its requisition in the winter of 1940 and eventual demolition in 1950.
The soldier and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician Airey Neave
Airey Neave
Airey Middleton Sheffield Neave DSO, OBE, MC was a British soldier, barrister and politician.During World War II, Neave was one of the few servicemen to escape from the German prisoner-of-war camp Oflag IV-C at Colditz Castle...
was the son of Sheffield Airey Neave, grandson of Sheffield Neave, third son of the second Baronet. After his assassination in 1979 his widow Diana Neave
Diana Neave, Baroness Airey of Abingdon
Diana Josceline Barbara Neave, Baroness Airey of Abingdon , born Diana Josceline Barbara Giffard. was a British life peer....
was created a life peer as Baroness Airey of Abingdon in his honour.
Neave Baronets, of Dagnam Park (1795)
- Sir Richard Neave, 1st BaronetSir Richard Neave, 1st BaronetSir Richard Neave, 1st Baronet was a British merchant and a Governor of the Bank of England.Neave was the son of James Neave and Susanna Trueman...
(1731–1814) - Sir Thomas Neave, 2nd Baronet (1761–1848)
- Sir Richard Digby Neave, 3rd Baronet (1793–1868)
- Sir Arundell Neave, 4th Baronet (1829–1877)
- Sir Thomas Lewis Hughes Neave, 5th Baronet (1874–1940), wife Dorina Neave (1880–1955)
- Sir Arundell Thomas Clifton Neave, 6th Baronet (1916–1992)
- Sir Paul Arundell Neave, 7th Baronet (b. 1948)