Wills Baronets
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There have been four Baronetcies created for members of the Wills family, owners of W. D. & H. O. Wills and the Imperial Tobacco Company. All four creations were in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Wills Baronetcy, of Blagdon in the County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 12 August 1893 for William Wills
. He was later elevated the peerage as Baron Winterstoke. For more information on this creation, see the latter title.
The Wills Baronetcy, of Manor Heath, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 February 1897 for Frederick Wills
, the cousin of the first Baronet of the 1893 creation. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Dulverton
.
The Wills Baronetcy, Hazelwood, Stoke Bishop, in Westbury-on-Trym in the County of Gloucester and Clapton-in-Gordano in the County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 19 August 1904 for Edward Wills. He was a Director of the Imperial Tobacco Company and the elder brother of the first Baronet of the 1897 creation. The second and third Baronets were also Directors of the Imperial Tobacco Company. The latter also served as Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire from 1930 to 1942.
The Wills Baronetcy, of Blagdon in the County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 19 July 1923 for George Wills, President of the Imperial Tobacco Company. The second Baronet was a Director of the Imperial Tobacco Company. The fourth Baronet served as Lord-Lieutenant of Avon and Somerset
and as Pro-Chancellor of the University of Bath
.
The Wills Baronetcy, of Blagdon in the County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 12 August 1893 for William Wills
William Wills, 1st Baron Winterstoke
William Henry Wills, 1st Baron Winterstoke , known as Sir William Wills, Bt, between 1893 and 1906, was a British businessman, philanthropist and Liberal politician.-Background:...
. He was later elevated the peerage as Baron Winterstoke. For more information on this creation, see the latter title.
The Wills Baronetcy, of Manor Heath, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 February 1897 for Frederick Wills
Frederick Wills
Frederick Wills was the Foreign Affairs Minister of Guyana in the 1970s, a renowned Statesman, Lawyer, Cricket expert and Intellectual...
, the cousin of the first Baronet of the 1893 creation. For more information on this creation, see the Baron Dulverton
Baron Dulverton
Baron Dulverton, of Batsford in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1929 for the businessman Sir Gilbert Wills, 2nd Baronet. He was President of the Imperial Tobacco Company and also sat as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Taunton and...
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The Wills Baronetcy, Hazelwood, Stoke Bishop, in Westbury-on-Trym in the County of Gloucester and Clapton-in-Gordano in the County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 19 August 1904 for Edward Wills. He was a Director of the Imperial Tobacco Company and the elder brother of the first Baronet of the 1897 creation. The second and third Baronets were also Directors of the Imperial Tobacco Company. The latter also served as Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire from 1930 to 1942.
The Wills Baronetcy, of Blagdon in the County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 19 July 1923 for George Wills, President of the Imperial Tobacco Company. The second Baronet was a Director of the Imperial Tobacco Company. The fourth Baronet served as Lord-Lieutenant of Avon and Somerset
Lord Lieutenant of Somerset
This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Somerset. Since 1714, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Somerset.-Lord Lieutenants of Somerset:*John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford 1552–1555...
and as Pro-Chancellor of the University of Bath
University of Bath
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
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Wills Baronets, of Hazelwood and Clapton-in-Gordano (1904)
- Sir Edward Payson Wills, 1st Baronet (1834-1910)
- Sir Edward Chaning Wills, 2nd Baronet (1861-1921)
- Sir Ernest Salter Wills, 3rd BaronetSir Ernest Wills, 3rd BaronetSir Ernest Salter Wills, 3rd Baronet CStJ JP was Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire from 1930 to 1942.-Life:The son of Sir Edward Payson Wills, 1st Baronet, KCB and of Lady Wills Sir Ernest Salter Wills, 3rd Baronet CStJ JP (30 November 1869 - 14 January 1958) was Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire from 1930...
(1869-1958) - Sir (Ernest) Edward de Winton Wills, 4th Baronet (1903-1983)
- Sir (David) Seton Wills, 5th Baronet (b. 1939)
Wills Baronets, of Blagdon (1923)
- Sir George Alfred Wills, 1st Baronet (1854-1928)
- Sir George Vernon Proctor Wills, 2nd Baronet (1887-1931)
- Sir George Peter Vernon Wills, 3rd Baronet (1922-1945)
- Sir John Vernon Wills, 4th Baronet (1928-1998)
- Sir David James Vernon Wills, 5th Baronet (b. 1955)