The Wake Baronetcy, of Clevedon in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 5 December 1621 for Baldwin Wake. The sixth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Jones but died childless. The eighth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Bedford

Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)

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. The twelfth Baronet was High Sheriff

High Sheriff

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 of Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

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 in 1879. The thirteenth Baronet was a Major-General in the British Army

British Army

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. Another member of the family to gain distinction was Charles Wake, second son of the tenth Baronet. He was an Admiral in the Royal Navy

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The family seat is Courteenhall, Northampton

Northampton

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Wake Baronets, of Clevedon (1621)

• Sir Baldwin Wake, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1627)
• Sir John Wake, 2nd Baronet (d. c. 1663)
• Sir William Wake, 3rd Baronet (d. 1698)
• Sir John Wake, 4th Baronet (1660-1714)
• Sir Baldwin Wake, 5th Baronet (d. 1748)
• Sir Charles Wake-Jones, 6th Baronet (d. 1755)
• Sir William Wake, 7th Baronet (d. 1765)
• Sir William Wake, 8th Baronet (1742-1785)
• Sir William Wake, 9th Baronet (1768-1846)
• Sir Charles Wake, 10th Baronet (1791-1864)
• Sir William Wake, 11th Baronet (1823-1865)
• Sir Hereward Wake, 12th Baronet (1852-1916)
• Sir Hereward Wake, 13th Baronet (1876-1963)
• Sir Hereward Wake, 14th Baronet (b. 1916)

External links

• Speech on the Wake family