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There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Coghill, both in the
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. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Coghill Baronetcy, of Coghill in the East Riding of the
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, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 31 August 1778 for John Coghill, of Coghill Hall,
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,
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, previously Member of the
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for
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. Born John Cramer, he was the grandson of Oliver Cramer and his wife Hester, sister of
Marmaduke Coghill Marmaduke Coghill (1673–1738) was a member of Parliament for Dublin University, judge of the Prerogative Court and Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland. Biography Coghill was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of John Coghill of Knaresborough, Y ...
, Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland, and succeeded in 1775 to the Coghill estates on the death of his cousin, Hester, daughter and heiress of James Coghill and widow of Charles Moore, 1st Earl of Charleville. The same year he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Coghill in lieu of Cramer. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He assumed the surname of Coghill in lieu of Cramer by Royal licence in 1807. He never married and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. He was a vice-admiral in the
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. On succeeding to the title in 1817, he assumed the surname of Coghill in lieu of Cramer by Royal licence. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fourth Baronet. He was high sheriff of
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in 1859. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his second son, the fifth Baronet. He was a landscape painter. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the sixth Baronet. He served as a deputy lieutenant of Hertfordshire. On his death the title passed to his younger brother, the seventh Baronet. As of 2008 the title is held by the latter's grandson, the ninth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2000. Other members of the family may also be mentioned.
Nevill Coghill Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill (19 April 1899 – 6 November 1980) was an English literary scholar, known especially for his modern English version of Geoffrey Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales''. Life His father was Sir Egerton Coghill, 5th ...
, eldest son of the fourth Baronet, was posthumously awarded the
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. Nevill Henry Kendal Aylmer Coghill (1899–1980), second son of the fifth Baronet, was Merton Professor of English Literature at the
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. Sir Egerton Bushe Coghill married Elizabeth Hildegarde Augusta Somerville, whose sister was
Edith Somerville Edith Anna Œnone Somerville (2 May 1858 – 8 October 1949) was an Irish novelist who habitually signed herself as "E. Œ. Somerville". She wrote in collaboration with her cousin "Martin Ross" ( Violet Martin) under the pseudonym " Somerville ...
, the author and artist. The Coghill Baronetcy, of Richings in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 24 March 1781 for John Coghill. The title became extinct on his death in 1785.


Cramer-Coghill, later Coghill baronets, of Coghill (1778)

* Sir John Cramer-Coghill, 1st Baronet (1732–1790) *Sir John Thomas Coghill, 2nd Baronet (1766–1817) *Sir Josiah Coghill Coghill, 3rd Baronet (1773–1850) *Sir John Joscelyn Coghill, 4th Baronet (1826–1905) * Sir Egerton Bushe Coghill, 5th Baronet (1853–1921) *Sir Marmaduke Nevill Patrick Somerville Coghill, 6th Baronet (1896–1981) * Sir Joscelyn Ambrose Cramer Coghill, 7th Baronet (1903–1983) *Sir Egerton James Nevill Tobias "Toby" Coghill, 8th Baronet (1930–2000) *Sir Patrick Kendal Farley Coghill, 9th Baronet (born 1960) There is no heir to the title.


Coghill baronets, of Richings (1781)

* Sir John Coghill, 1st Baronet (died 1785)


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References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Coghill Baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain 1778 establishments in Great Britain