The Aird Baronetcy, of Hyde Park Terrace in Paddington in the County of London, is a title in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 5 March 1901
for the civil engineering contractor and
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
politician
John Aird.
The present Baronet is a co-heir to the
barony of Willoughby de Eresby
Aird baronets, of Hyde Park Terrace (1901)
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Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet
Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet (3 December 1833 – 6 January 1911) was an English civil engineering contractor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also served as Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Paddington North from 1887 to 1906 ...
(1833–1911)
*Sir John Aird, 2nd Baronet (1861–1934)
*Sir John Renton Aird, 3rd Baronet (1898–1973)
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Sir (George) John Aird, 4th Baronet (born 1940)
The
heir apparent
An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...
is the present holder's son James John Aird (born 1978).
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom