Raeburn Baronets
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The Raeburn Baronetcy, of Helensburgh in the County of Dunbarton, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 25 July 1923 for William Raeburn. He was head of the firm of Raeburn & Verel, Ltd, and also represented Dunbartonshire
Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Dunbartonshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950...

 in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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 as a Unionist. The fourth Baronet does not use his title.

Sir Digby Raeburn (1915-2001), son of Sir Ernest Raeburn (1878-1922), second son of the first Baronet, was a Major-General in the Scots Guards
Scots Guards
The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...

 and Governor of the Tower of London
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Raeburn Baronets, of Helensburgh (1923)

  • Sir William Hannay Raeburn, 1st Baronet
    Sir William Raeburn, 1st Baronet
    Sir William Hannay Raeburn, 1st Baronet was a Scottish shipping businessman and Unionist Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament between 1918 and 1923....

    (1850 - 12 February 1934)
  • Sir William Norman Raeburn, 2nd Baronet (1877-1947)
  • Sir Edward Alfred Raeburn, 3rd Baronet (1919-1977)
  • (Sir) Michael Edward Norman Raeburn, 4th Baronet (born 1954)
    • Heir: Christopher Edward Alfred Raeburn (born 1981)
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