There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Crossley, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Crossley Baronetcy, of Belle Vue and Somerleyton, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 23 January 1863. For more information on this creation, see the

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. The Crossley Baronetcy, of Glenfield in Dunham Massey in the County of Chester, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 November 1909 for

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. He was a Director of the Manchester Ship Canal, Chairman of Crossley Brothers (Ltd), of

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, and

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for

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from 1906 to 1911. The second Baronet served as

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in 1919. Anthony Crossley (1903–1939), only son of the second Baronet, represented

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and Stretford in the

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before his early death in an aircrash. As of 2013, the title is held by Sir Sloan Nicholas Crossley, 6th Baronet.The Standing Council of the Baronetage: Official Roll of the Baronets (as at 28 February 2013)
(Retrieved 25 March 2013)

Crossley baronets, of Belle Vue and Somerleyton (1863)

*see the

Crossley baronets, of Glenfield (1909)

* Sir William John Crossley, 1st Baronet (1844–1911) * Sir Kenneth Irwin Crossley, 2nd Baronet (1877–1957) * Sir Christopher John Crossley, 3rd Baronet (1931–1989) * Sir Nicholas John Crossley, 4th Baronet (1962–2000) * Sir Julian Charles Crossley, 5th Baronet (1964–2003) * Sir Sloan Nicholas Crossley, 6th Baronet (born 1958)

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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

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