There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Proby, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The first creation is extinct while the second creation is still extant.

The Proby Baronetcy, of Elton in the County of Huntingdon, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 March 1662 for Thomas Proby

Sir Thomas Proby, 1st Baronet

Sir Thomas Proby, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1685....

. He represented Amersham

Amersham (UK Parliament constituency)

Amersham, often spelt as Agmondesham, was a constituency of the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...

 and Huntingdonshire

Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Huntingdonshire was a Parliamentary constituency covering the county of Huntingdonshire in England. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then in the House of Commons the Parliament of the United...

 in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

. The title became extinct on his death in 1689. Proby's first cousin William Proby was the ancestor of the Earls of Carysfort

Earl of Carysfort

Earl of Carysfort was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1789 for the John Proby, 2nd Baron Carysfort. The Proby family descended from Sir Peter Proby, Lord Mayor of London in 1622. His great-great-grandson John Proby represented Huntingdonshire and Stamford in the House of Commons...

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The Proby Baronetcy, of Elton Hall in the County of Huntingdon, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 January 1952 for Major Richard Proby, President of the Country Landowners' Association. He was the son of Colonel Douglas Hamilton

Douglas Proby

Douglas James Proby DL, JP , known as Douglas Hamilton until 1904, was a British politician and soldier.-Background:...

, who assumed by Royal license the surname of Proby in 1904, son of Lord Claud Hamilton and his wife Lady Elizabeth Emma Proby, daughter of Granville Leveson Proby, 3rd Earl of Carysfort, and sister of William Proby, 5th Earl of Carysfort

William Proby, 5th Earl of Carysfort

William Proby, 5th Earl of Carysfort KP , known as William Proby until 1872, was a British peer.Carysfort was the fourth son and youngest child of Admiral Granville Proby, 3rd Earl of Carysfort, and his wife Isabella , who died only four days after his birth. He was educated at Eton and Trinity...

 (on whose death in 1909 the earldom became extinct). Lord Claud Hamilton was the second son of James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton

James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton

James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton was a British nobleman and politician, the eldest son of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn....

, eldest son of John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn

John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn

John James Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn KG, PC was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:He was the son of Captain Hon. John Hamilton and grandson of James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn. He was educated at Harrow and Pembroke College, Cambridge...

. Consequently, the present holder of the Proby Baronetcy of Elton Hall is also in remainder to the marquessate of Abercorn and its subsidiary titles, titles held by his kinsman the Duke of Abercorn

Duke of Abercorn

The title Duke of Abercorn was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1868 and bestowed upon James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn.This article also covers the Earls and Marquesses of Abercorn, all named after Abercorn, West Lothian, in Scotland.-History:...

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Proby Baronets, of Elton Hall (1952)

• Sir Richard George Proby, 1st Baronet (1886-1979)
• Sir Peter Proby, 2nd Baronet
  Sir Peter Proby, 2nd Baronet
  Sir Peter Proby, 2nd Baronet, DL , was an English landowner and bursar of Eton.The eldest son of Sir Richard Proby, he was raised on the family estate, Elton Hall, near Oundle. Peter was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Oxford...
  
  (1911-2002)
• Sir William Henry Proby, 3rd Baronet (b. 1949)