Tufton Baronets
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There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Tufton, two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008.

The Tufton Baronetcy, of Hothfield in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611. For more information on this creation, see the Earl of Thanet
Earl of Thanet
Earl of the Isle of Thanet, in practice shortened to Earl of Thanet, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Nicholas Tufton, 1st Baron Tufton. He had already succeeded as second Baronet of Hothfield in 1631 and been created Baron Tufton, of Tufton in the County of Sussex,...

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The Tufton Baronetcy, of Vintners in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 18 January 1623 for William Tufton, Governor of Barbados. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1664.

The Tufton Baronetcy, of The Mote in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 December 1641 for Humfrey Tufton
Sir Humfrey Tufton, 1st Baronet
Sir Humfrey Tufton, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Tufton was the son of Sir John Tufton, 1st Baronet of Hothfield and brother of Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet. He purchased The Mote near Maidstone.In November 1640, Tufton was elected...

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Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

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Maidstone (UK Parliament constituency)
Maidstone was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The parliamentary borough of Maidstone returned two Members of Parliament from 1552 until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member...

. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1685.

The Tufton Baronetcy, of Appleby in the County of Westmorland, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 January 1851. For more information on this creation, which is still extant, see the Baron Hothfield
Baron Hothfield
Baron Hothfield, of Hothfield in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1881 for Sir Henry Tufton, 2nd Baronet, who was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland the same year and who also served briefly as a government whip in the Liberal...

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Tufton Baronets, of Vintners (1623)

  • Sir William Tufton, 1st Baronet (d. 1650)
  • Sir Benedict Tufton, 2nd Baronet (d. c. 1655)
  • Sir Charles Tufton, 3rd Baronet (1664)

Tufton Baronets, of The Mote (1641)

  • Sir Humfrey Tufton, 1st Baronet
    Sir Humfrey Tufton, 1st Baronet
    Sir Humfrey Tufton, 1st Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648.Tufton was the son of Sir John Tufton, 1st Baronet of Hothfield and brother of Nicholas Tufton, 1st Earl of Thanet. He purchased The Mote near Maidstone.In November 1640, Tufton was elected...

     (1584-1659)
  • Sir John Tufton, 2nd Baronet (1623-1685)
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