The Sheffield Baronetcy, of Normanby in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 1 March 1755 for Charles Herbert Sheffield, the illegitimate son of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby

John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby

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On the death of his half brother, the 2nd Duke

Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby

Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby was an English nobleman, styled Marquess of Normanby from 1716 to 1721....

, in 1735, he inherited the family estates including Buckingham House

Buckingham Palace

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 which was sold to George III in 1762 and Normanby Hall

Normanby Hall

Normanby Hall is a classic English mansion, located near the village of Burton-upon-Stather, north of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.The present Hall was built in 1825–30 to the designs of Robert Smirke for Sir Robert Sheffield , whose family had lived on the site since 1539. It replaced a...

 which latter remained the family seat until 1963. Thereafter the seat was Sutton Park, York

Sutton Park, Yorkshire

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The fourth Baronet served as High Sheriff of Lincolnshire

High Sheriff of Lincolnshire

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 in 1817 and the fifth Baronet in 1872. The sixth Baronet sat as Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Brigg

Brigg (UK Parliament constituency)

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Samantha Cameron

Samantha Cameron

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 is the daughter of the eighth Baronet.

Sheffield Baronets, of Normanby (1755)

• Sir Charles Herbert Sheffield, 1st Baronet (c. 1706-1774)
• Sir John Sheffield, 2nd Baronet (c. 1743-1815)
• Sir Robert Sheffield, 3rd Baronet (c. 1758-1815)
• Sir Robert Sheffield, 4th Baronet (1786–1862)
• Sir Robert Sheffield, 5th Baronet (1823–1886)
• Sir Berkeley Digby George Sheffield, 6th Baronet (1876–1946)
• Sir Robert Arthur Sheffield, 7th Baronet (1905–1977)
• Sir Reginald Adrian Berkeley Sheffield, 8th Baronet (b. 1946)

The heir apparent

Heir apparent

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is Robert Charles Berkeley Sheffield (b. 1984)