There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Sharp, one in the

Baronetage of Nova Scotia Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...

and two in the

Baronetage of the United Kingdom Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...

. The Sharp Baronetcy, of Scotscraig in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 21 April 1683. For more information on this creation, see

Bethune baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Bethune, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. * Sharp baronets of Scotscraig (1683), later Bethune baronets of Scotscraig (1683 ...

. The Sharp Baronetcy, of

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in the West Riding of the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 June 1920 for Milton Sharp. He was Chairman of the Bradford Dyers' Association Ltd. The Sharp Baronetcy, of Warden Court in the Borough of

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in the

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, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 June 1922 for Edward Sharp. He was the founder and chairman of Edward Sharp & Sons, manufacturing confectioners, of

Sharp baronets, of Scotscraig (1683)

*see

Sharp baronets, of Heckmondwike (1920)

* Sir Milton Sheridan Sharp, 1st Baronet (1856–1924) *

Sir Milton Sharp, 2nd Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part ...

(1880–1941) * Sir Milton Reginald Sharp, 3rd Baronet (1909–1996) * Sir Sheridan Christopher Robin Sharp, 4th Baronet (1936–2014) * Sir Fabian Alexander Sebastian Sharp, 5th Baronet (born 1973)

Sharp baronets, of Warden Court (1922)

Sir Edward Sharp, 1st Baronet ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part o ...

(1854–1931) * Sir Herbert Edward Sharp, 2nd Baronet (1879–1936) * Sir Edward Herbert Sharp, 3rd Baronet (1927–1985) * Sir Adrian Sharp, 4th Baronet (born 1951) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Hayden Sean Sharp (born 1994).

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia