The Boles Baronetcy, of

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in the

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, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 17 June 1922 for Dennis Boles, who represented

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and

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as a

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. As of 2014 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded his father in that year.

Boles baronets, of Bishop's Lydeard (1922)

* Sir Dennis Fortescue Boles, 1st Baronet (1861–1935) * Sir Gerald Fortescue Boles, 2nd Baronet (1900–1945) * Sir Jeremy John Fortescue Boles, 3rd Baronet (1932–2014) * Sir Richard Fortescue Boles, 4th Baronet (born 1958) The

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is the present holder's only son James Alexander Fortescue Boles (born 1993).

References

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