Slade Baronets
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The Slade Baronetcy, of Maunsel House in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 September 1831 for General John Slade
, a Peninsular War
veteran. The second Baronet was a distinguished lawyer. The third Baronet served as Receiver-General of Inland Revenue
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Sir John Slade, 1st Baronet
General Sir John "Black Jack" Slade, 1st Baronet, GCH served as a general officer in the British Army during the Peninsular War. He lacked talent as a combat leader. Though Slade was praised in official reports, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington criticized his actions privately and finally...
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Peninsular War
The Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...
veteran. The second Baronet was a distinguished lawyer. The third Baronet served as Receiver-General of Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue
The Inland Revenue was, until April 2005, a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including income tax, national insurance contributions, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, corporation tax, petroleum revenue tax and stamp duty...
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Slade Baronets, of Maunsel Grange, Somerset (1831)
- Sir John Slade, 1st BaronetSir John Slade, 1st BaronetGeneral Sir John "Black Jack" Slade, 1st Baronet, GCH served as a general officer in the British Army during the Peninsular War. He lacked talent as a combat leader. Though Slade was praised in official reports, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington criticized his actions privately and finally...
(1762-1859) - Sir Frederic William Slade, 2nd Baronet (1801-1863)
- Sir Alfred Frederic Adolphus Slade, 3rd Baronet (1834-1890)
- Sir Cuthbert Slade, 4th Baronet (1863-1908)
- Sir Alfred Fothringham Slade, 5th Baronet (1898-1960)
- Sir Michael Nial Slade, 6th Baronet (1900-1962)
- Sir (Julian) Benjamin Anthony Slade, 7th Baronet (b. 1946)