There have been five baronetcies created for people with the surname Pollock, one in the

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and four in the

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. As of 2017 three of the creations are extant. These three creations derive from the same family to which the 1703 baronetcy was granted; the Pollock ancestor of Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet, and Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet (both sons of the saddler David Pollock, of

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), married his cousin, daughter of Sir Robert Pollock, 2nd Baronet. The Pollock baronetcy, of Pollock, was created in the

on 30 November 1703 for Robert Pollock. This creation became extinct in 1783 on the death of the second Baronet. The Pollock baronetcy, of

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in the

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, was created in the

on 2 August 1866 for the lawyer Frederick Pollock,

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between 1844 and 1868. He was the elder brother of the first Baronet of the 1872 creation and the grandfather of the first Baronet of the 1922 creation. The Pollock baronetcy, of The

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, was created in the

on 26 March 1872 for the soldier

George Pollock Field Marshal Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet, (4 June 1786 – 6 October 1872) was a British Indian Army officer. He first saw action at the Battle of Deeg and at the Siege of Bhurtpore during the Second Anglo-Maratha War before taking part ...

. He was the younger brother of the first Baronet of the 1866 creation and the great-uncle of the first Baronet of the 1922 creation. The 2nd Baronet assumed the additional name and arms of Montagu by Royal Licence 11 August 1873. The Pollock baronetcy, of

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in the

, was created in the

on 27 November 1922 for the lawyer, judge and

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politician Ernest Pollock. He was the grandson of the first Baronet of the 1866 creation and the great-nephew of the first Baronet of the 1872 creation. Pollock was later elevated to the peerage as Viscount Hanworth. For more information, see this title. The Pollock baronetcy, of

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in the

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, was created in the

on 2 February 1939 for John Donald Pollock. This creation became extinct on his death in 1962.

Pollock baronets, of Pollock (1703)

Sir Robert Pollock, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Pollock, 1st Baronet ( – 22 August 1735), of Pollok, was a British Army officer and Scottish politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1700 to 1707 and in the British House of Commons from 1707 to 1722. Early life Poll ...

(–1735) *

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(died 1783)

Pollock baronets, of Hatton (1866)

Sir Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet Sir Jonathan Frederick Pollock, 1st Baronet, PC (23 September 1783 – 28 August 1870) was a British lawyer and Tory politician. Background and education Pollock was the son of saddler to HM King George III David Pollock, of Charing Cross, ...

(1783–1870) * Sir William Frederick Pollock, 2nd Baronet (1815–1888) *

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(1845–1937) * Sir Frederick John Pollock, 4th Baronet (1878–1963) * Sir George Frederick Pollock, 5th Baronet (1928–2016) * Sir David Frederick Pollock, 6th Baronet (born 1959) The

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is Julian Rivers Pollock (born 1942), a kinsman of the present holder.

Pollock (now Montagu-Pollock) baronets, of The Khyber Pass (1872)

*Field Marshal

Sir George Pollock Field Marshal Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet, (4 June 1786 – 6 October 1872) was a British Indian Army officer. He first saw action at the Battle of Deeg and at the Siege of Bhurtpore during the Second Anglo-Maratha War before taking part ...

, GCB,

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, 1st Baronet (1786–1872) * Sir Frederick Montagu-Pollock, 2nd Baronet (1815–1874) * Sir Montagu Frederick Montagu-Pollock, 3rd Baronet (1864–1938) * Sir George Seymour Montagu-Pollock, 4th Baronet (1900–1985) * Sir Giles Hampden Montagu-Pollock, 5th Baronet (1928–2017) * Sir Guy Maximilian Montagu-Pollock, 6th Baronet (born 1966) The

is Jonathan David Montagu-Pollock (born 1947), a kinsman of the present holder.

Pollock baronets, of Hanworth (1922)

* see Viscount Hanworth

Pollock baronets, of Edinburgh (1939)

* Sir (John) Donald Pollock, 1st Baronet (1868–1962)

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pollock Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1703 establishments in Nova Scotia 1866 establishments in the United Kingdom