St Quintin Baronets
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The St Quintin Baronetcy, of Harpham in the County of York, was a title in the baronetage of England. It was created on 8 March 1642 for William St Quintin. The third Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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 for Hull. The fourth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Thirsk
Thirsk (UK Parliament constituency)
Thirsk was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire, represented in the English and later British House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1547. It was represented by two Members of Parliament until 1832, and by one member from 1832 to 1885, when the constituency was abolished and absorbed into the new...

. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1795. The family estate was passed on to the late Baronet's nephew, William Thomas Darby, the son of Vice-Admiral George Darby
George Darby
Vice Admiral George Darby was an officer in the Royal Navy. He was the second son of Jonathan Darby III Esq. , of Leap Castle, in King's County, Ireland.-Early career:Darby joined the Royal Navy as a volunteer...

, who assumed the surname and arms of St Quintin.

The family seat from the 1690's onwards was Scampston Hall
Scampston Hall
Scampston Hall is a country house in North Yorkshire, England, with a serpentine park designed by Charles Bridgeman and Capability Brown. It is located on the north side of the A64 Leeds/Scarborough road, 4 miles east of Malton, in Scampston village, whose name was variously written in ancient...

, Scampston
Scampston
Scampston is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies close to the A64 road, on the outskirts of Rillington and approximately 3 miles east of Malton....

, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
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St Quintin Baronets, of Harpham (1642)

  • Sir William St Quintin, 1st Baronet (1579-1649)
  • Sir Henry St Quintin, 2nd Baronet (c. 1605-1695)
  • Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet
    Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet
    Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet , of Harpham in Yorkshire, was an English official and Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of William St Quintin of Muston ; he succeeded to the family baronetcy in November 1695 on the death of his grandfather, Sir Henry St Quintin of Harpham, who...

     (c. 1662-1723)
  • Sir William St Quintin, 4th Baronet
    Sir William St Quintin, 4th Baronet
    Sir William St Quintin, 4th Baronet , of Harpham and Scampston in Yorkshire, was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.He was the eldest son of Hugh St Quintin Sir William St Quintin, 4th Baronet (c. 1700 – 9 May 1770), of Harpham and Scampston in Yorkshire, was an English landowner and...

    (c. 1700-1770)
  • Sir William St Quintin, 5th Baronet (1729-1795)
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