The Prideaux Baronetcy, of Netherton in the County of Devon, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 17 July 1622 for Edmund Prideaux. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament

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 for Liskeard

Liskeard (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and St Mawes

St Mawes (UK Parliament constituency)

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. The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Tregony

Tregony (UK Parliament constituency)

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. The title became extinct on the death of the ninth Baronet in 1875.

Two other members of the Prideaux family also gained distinction. Sir Edmund Prideaux

Edmund Prideaux

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, second son of the first Baronet, was a barrister and politician. John Prideaux, second son of the sixth Baronet, was a Brigadier-General in the British Army

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Prideaux Baronets, of Netherton (1622)

• Sir Edmund Prideaux, 1st Baronet (c. 1555-1629)
• Sir Peter Prideaux, 2nd Baronet (1596-1682)
• Sir Peter Prideaux, 3rd Baronet (1626-1705)
• Sir Edmund Prideaux, 4th Baronet (1647-1720)
• Sir Edmund Prideaux, 5th Baronet (1675-1729)
• Sir John Prideaux, 6th Baronet (1695-1766)
• Sir John Wilmot Prideaux, 7th Baronet (1748-1826)
• Sir John Wilmot Prideaux, 8th Baronet (1791-1833)
• Sir Edmund Saunderson Prideaux, 9th Baronet (1793-1875)