Wrixon-Becher Baronets
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The Wrixon-Becher Baronetcy, of Ballygiblin in the County of Cork, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 30 September 1831 for William Wrixon-Becher, Member of Parliament
for Mallow
from 1818 to 1826. Born George Wrixon, he assumed by Royal license his mother's maiden surname of Becher in 1831. The Becher family were major landowners in County Cork
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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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Mallow (UK Parliament constituency)
Mallow was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.-Boundaries:...
from 1818 to 1826. Born George Wrixon, he assumed by Royal license his mother's maiden surname of Becher in 1831. The Becher family were major landowners in County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
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Wrixon-Becher Baronets, of Ballygiblin (1831)
- Sir William Wrixon-Becher, 1st Baronet (1780-1850)
- Sir Henry Wrixon-Becher, 2nd Baronet (1826-1893)
- Sir John Wrixon-Becher, 3rd Baronet (1828-1914)
- Sir Eustace William Wyndham Wrixon-Becher, 4th Baronet (1859-1934)
- Sir William Fane Wrixon-Becher, 5th Baronet (1915-2000)
- Sir John William Michael Wrixon-Becher, 6th Baronet (b. 1950)