Welby Baronets
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The Welby Baronetcy, of Denton Manor in the County of Lincoln, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 27 June 1801 for William Welby, Member of Parliament
for Grantham
from 1802 to 1806. The second and third Baronets also represented this constituency in the House of Commons
. The fourth Baronet sat as Conservative
Member of Parliament for Grantham and Lincolnshire South. He assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Gregory in 1876. However, none of his successors have held this surname. The fifth Baronet represented Newark
in Parliament as a Conservative.
Several other members of the family have also gained distinction. The Right Reverend Thomas Earle Welby (1810-1899), second son of the second Baronet, was Bishop of St Helena for many years. Sir Alfred Welby (1849-1937), seventh son of the third Baronet, was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army and Conservative Member of Parliament for Taunton
. Sir Christopher Welby-Everard (1909-1996), son of Edward Welby-Everard (who had assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Everard in 1894), son of Edward Montague Earle Welby, fourth son of the third Baronet, was a Major-General in the Army and the last British officer to command the Nigerian Army
. Victoria, Lady Welby, wife of the fourth Baronet, was a philosopher.
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,...
for Grantham
Grantham (UK Parliament constituency)
Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain...
from 1802 to 1806. The second and third Baronets also represented this constituency in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. The fourth Baronet sat as Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament for Grantham and Lincolnshire South. He assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Gregory in 1876. However, none of his successors have held this surname. The fifth Baronet represented Newark
Newark (UK Parliament constituency)
Newark is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885, it has elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in Parliament as a Conservative.
Several other members of the family have also gained distinction. The Right Reverend Thomas Earle Welby (1810-1899), second son of the second Baronet, was Bishop of St Helena for many years. Sir Alfred Welby (1849-1937), seventh son of the third Baronet, was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army and Conservative Member of Parliament for Taunton
Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)
Taunton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors from 1295 to 2010, taking its name from the town of Taunton in Somerset...
. Sir Christopher Welby-Everard (1909-1996), son of Edward Welby-Everard (who had assumed by Royal license the additional surname of Everard in 1894), son of Edward Montague Earle Welby, fourth son of the third Baronet, was a Major-General in the Army and the last British officer to command the Nigerian Army
Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army the largest of the Nigerian Armed Forces, has about 100,000 professional personnel. The original elements of the Royal West African Frontier Force in Nigeria were formed in 1900....
. Victoria, Lady Welby, wife of the fourth Baronet, was a philosopher.
Welby Baronets, of Denton Manor (1801)
- Sir William Earle Welby, 1st Baronet (c. 1734-1815)
- Sir William Earle Welby, 2nd Baronet (1768-1852)
- Sir Glynne Earle Welby, 3rd BaronetSir Glynne Welby, 3rd BaronetSir Glynne Earle Welby-Gregory, 3rd Baronet , born Glynne Earle Welby, was a British Tory politician....
(1806-1875) - Sir William Earle Welby-Gregory, 4th BaronetSir William Welby-Gregory, 4th BaronetSir William Earle Welby-Gregory, 4th Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician.In 1863, William married Victoria Stuart-Wortley, by who he had three children....
(1829-1898) - Sir Charles Glynne Earle Welby, 5th BaronetSir Charles Welby, 5th BaronetSir Charles Glynne Earle Welby, 5th Baronet CB was a British civil servant who became a Conservative Party politician...
(1865-1938) - Sir Oliver Charles Earle Welby, 6th Baronet (1902-1977)
- Sir Richard Bruno Gregory Welby, 7th Baronet (b. 1928)